Starting from January next year, fuel distributors in Uganda will be required to blend locally produced ethanol into the petrol sold across the country, as part of efforts aimed at lowering fuel costs and promoting cleaner energy use. Under the new policy, fuel distributors must initially blend 5% ethanol into petrol, with plans to gradually increase the proportion to 20%, depending on local supply capacity. Thabiso Lehoko spoke to Dr Miria Nakamya, an Energy Economist, Researcher, and Economics Lecturer at Makerere University's Business School.