Bankable Projects and Viable Investment Opportunities in Infrastructure Sector in Uganda

Uganda is a landlocked country in East Africa whose diverse landscape encompasses the snow-capped Rwenzori Mountains and the immense Lake Victoria. Its abundant wildlife includes chimpanzees as well as rare birds. The remote Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is a renowned mountain gorilla sanctuary.

Murchison Falls National Park in the Northwest is known for its 43m-tall waterfall and wildlife such as hippos. Uganda has made substantial progress on its infrastructure agenda in recent years. The early and successful ICT reform detonated a huge expansion in mobile coverage and penetration resulting in a highly competitive market. Power sector restructuring has paved the way for a rapid doubling of power generation capacity.

Uganda is doing well on the water and sanitation, and has made effective use of performance contracting to improve utility performance. The vast and varied waterways in Uganda are also highly beneficial for the production of hydroelectricity. Upgrading the transportation network and electricity generating and transmission capacity is now Uganda’s top economic priority. A comprehensive road network and widespread access to electricity will connect farmers to trading centres, add value to production, and improve the population’s welfare.

Upcoming oil production, expected to come on stream around 2024, requires new infrastructure that will be led by Government investment with participation of the private sector, and will include the construction of roads, a crude oil pipeline, a small-scale refinery, and product pipelines.

KEY PROJECTS IN THE INFRUSTRUCTURE

BUS RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT IN THE GREATER KAMPALA METROPOLITAN AREA.
Investment Amount Required: USD 424.4 Million (Four Hundred Twenty-Four Million Four Hundred Thousand dollars)

Ministry of Works seeks a partner to develop the ‘Pilot’ Bus Rapid Transit project (BRT) project forming part of an overall planned integrated BRT network for Kampala city, which in turn will be part of the wider integrated land-use and transport planning for the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area (GKMA). The Pilot BRT will cover the 25km in total on three major routes exiting the city.The Projects involves construction of Bus lanes with a median and exclusive rights to the BRT Buses. The mixed traffic will utilize the outer lanes of the carriage way. All roundabouts along the BRT routes will be replaced by traffic signalling. A total of 26 stations will be built with an average carriage way width of 23m to 26m.

 DEVELOPMENT OF THE GREATER KAMPALA LIGHT RAIL MASS TRANSIT (GK LRT) SYSTEM. COVERING DISTRICTS OF KAMPALA CITY, MUKONO, WAKISO AND MPIGI
Investment Amount Required: USD 1.044 Billion (One Billion Forty Four Million Dollars) Phase 1, 45Km

Ministry of Works seeks a partner to develop the provide affordable, reliable, convenient, environmentally friendly and safe public mass transport especially for the low-income population of the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area (GKMA).The Greater Kampala Light Rail Mass Transit (GK LRT) system plan developed by Government of Uganda, is proposed to move along the major transport corridors of the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area (GKMA) in line with the Greater Kampala Multi-modal Transport Masterplan. The GMKA comprises the districts of Kampala, Wakiso, Mpigi and Mukono. It is envisaged that the GK LRT will relieve congestion, improve safety, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality.The plan is to develop a total of 240Km of GK LRT system in a phased manner starting with 45Km in the phase one. In order to ensure integration of the main SGR project, the GK LRT and other transport infrastructure and systems, the

Ministry of works and Transport has reserved the Kampala Railway Station to be designed and developed as a multimodal transport hub.Pre-feasibility studies have been conducted and the project has been earmarked by the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (Moped) to be implemented through the Public Private Partnership (PPP) framework.

LARGE SCALE PRODUCTION AND SUPPLY OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS IN UGANDA THROUGH PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS (PPP)
Investment Amount Required: USD $100 Million (One hundred million dollars)

Ministry of Works and Transport (MW&T) seeks a private partner under a PPP framework to finance, equip and manage the production and supply of significant quantities of materials required for prioritized infrastructure development needs for the standard gauge railway, inland ports, expressways and a refinery among others. MW&T will provide the land for quarries and materials depots.

KAMPALA – BOMBO – WOBULENZI EXPRESSWAY
Required amount: USD $ 655 Million (Six hundred Fifty Five Million dollars)
Uganda National Roads Authority seeks an investor to design, build and operate a 65.5km of a tolled expressway on a Public Private – Partnership arrangement. The proposed Kampala – Bombo expressway will have a total of 5 interchanges as follows:

• Kyebando Roundabout (systems interchange)
• Gayaza Road Interchange (access interchange)
• Outer Beltway crossing (a systems interchange)
• Bombo interchange (grade separated interchange)
• Wobulenzi inter-change

 KAMPALA – BUSUNJU – HOIMA EXPRESSWAY
Investment Amount Required: USD $ 2 Billion (Two Billion dollars)

Uganda National Roads Authority seeks an investor to design, build and operate a 200km of a Tolled Expressway on a Public-Private Partnership arrangement. The proposed investment is the new Kampala-Busunju-Hoima Expressway, that will form part of the proposed Kampala-Hoima Expressway. It starts at the Namungoona roundabout on the Kampala Northern Bypass and proceeds through Nansana, Kakiri, Busunju,Kibonga, ending in Hoima. The Expressway links Kampala with the towns of Nansana, Busuju, Kiboga and Hoima City in the Albertine Region, “the Oil Area”.

JINJA – MALABA EXPRESSWAY
Investment Amount Required: USD $1 Billion (One Billion dollars)

Uganda National Roads Authority seeks an investor to design, build and operate 100km of a tolled Expressway on a Public – Private Partnership arrangement. The proposed investment is the Jinja – Malaba Expressway which links Jinja with the towns of Iganga, Bugiri and the border town of Malaba. It will form part of the Northern Corridor linking the port of Mombasa to Kampala in Uganda.

KAMPALA OUTER BELT WAY
Investment Amount Required: USD $1.7 Billion (One Billion Seven Hundred Million dollars).

Uganda National Roads Authority seeks an investor to design, build and operate 115.52 km Tolled Expressway and on a Public Private Partnership arrangement. The Kampala – Outer Beltway is a four – lane divided Expressway with several large interchanges built as grade separated junctions. Kampala- Outer Belt Expressway comprises a two – lane / two-way main Expressway with radial Links connecting to the Northern Bypass and at alignment near Ggaba to Kampala – Entebbe and Southern Bypass Expressways.

ESTABLISHMENT OF A PORT AND SHIPPING NETWORK AT LAKE VICTORIA
Investment Amount Required: USD $18 Million (Eighteen Million Dollars)

The port and shipping network investor seeks a partner to establish a port and shipping network at Lake Victoria to strengthen inter-regional transport chain links and positively propel the economic activities through regional integration. The majority of countries in East African region including Uganda are land locked and hampered by expensive road transportation and logistics that have generally impacted on their economic opportunities.

Efforts under the African Union and regional economic communities have resulted in improved road interconnections. However, the transport and trade links between Northern Corridor (Kigali – Kampala –Mombasa) and the Central Corridor (Dar es Salaam – Tabora – Mwanza) still remain weak and represent a considerable opportunity for regional integration.

The economic development in the region, combined with prospective mineral resources, fossil fuels, and agricultural potential, justify the investment in bulk cargo transport infrastructure on Lake Victoria.

DEVELOPMENT OF IT/BPO PARK LUNYO – ENTEBBE, UGANDA
Investment Amount Required (US$): USD $180 Million (One Hundred Eighty Million Dollars) in which  development / Financing Partner contribute (90%) and Government of Uganda contribute Government of Uganda  funding (10%)

The government of Uganda has adopted an ICT led Socio-economic Policy for accelerated development with focus on ICT Entrepreneurship Development, rejuvenation of the private sector and wealth creation in the National Development Plan (NDP) III 2020/21 – 2024/25. In this regard seventeen (17) acres of land are available for the development of an Information Technology (IT)-Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Park that will act as a catalyst for shifting the country from a raw material based economy to a knowledge based economy.

 REHABILITATION OF GULU – PACKWACH RAILWAY LINE.
Investment Amount Required: USD 29.8 Million (Twenty Nine Million Eight Hundred Thousand dollars)

Uganda Railways Corporation is seeking a partner to rehabilitate Tororo – Gulu – Pakwach railway line (also called the “Northern Uganda Railway”) which is a 312-mile (500 km) meter-gauge railway line.This project will start in Tororo near Uganda’s South Eastern frontier with Kenya and ends at Pakwach in Northern Uganda. The terms of the project will be build, operate and transfer under a 20-year operation and maintenance starting in 2023 and ending in 2043.

INLAND PORTS PROJECT ON LAKES IN UGANDA
The Investment amount required is estimated at USD 444 Million (Four Hundred and Forty Four Million dollars).

Uganda Railways Corporation is seeking a partner to expand inland ports services to less advantaged rural communities in order to enhance mobility and foster development. In its initial stages, the project considers the critical need to restore the port services at two existing inland ports of Port Bell and Jinja which are currently operating at a low level. The demand for the port services is growing exponentially with huge potential.

TANK WAGONS-PURCHASE OF TWO (2) CRRC LOCOMOTIVES AND REHABILITATION OF 165 TANK-WAGONS
Investment Amount Required: USD 8.8 Million (Eight Million Eight Hundred Thousand dollars)

Uganda Railways Corporation is seeking a partner to purchase locomotives and rehabilitate tank wagons under a build own operate and transfer arrangement. The project requirements are listed below:

• Procurement of two locomotives (2000HP) and their spares,
• Rehabilitation of 165 tank wagons, and
• Procurement of 4 forklifts (2-5 tons)

 PROCUREMENT OF TWO (02) WAGON FERRIES (ROLL-ON ROLL-OFF)
Investment Amount Required: USD 8.3 Million (Eight Million Three Hundred Thousand dollars)

Uganda Railways Corporation is seeking a partner to procure and manage the wagon ferries to operate on Lake Victoria. The demand for freight services is growing exponentially between Uganda, Dar es salaam and Kisumu port.

• It is estimated that the demand for freight services will grow to an average of 40,000MT per year in the next ten years.
• Expanding the current fleet of wagons ferries will enhance the capacity to move cargo on Lake Victoria thereby promoting inter and intra-regional trade, opportunity exists in procurement and management of two new wagon ferries. The wagon ferries should have capacity for Meter Gauge Rail and Standard Gauge Rail as well as road truck roll on and roll off facilities.

URC GREEN PROJECT- ALONG THE RAILWAY LINE
Investment Amount Required: USD 41.09 Million (Forty One Million Ninety Thousand dollars)

Uganda Railways Corporation is seeking a partner to invest in URC green project. The project seeks to intervene in the climatic changes through mitigating greenhouse emissions from the trains. It involves planting trees to enhance afforestation on the railway land while stopping encroachment by people living nearby the rail line. The project starts with the active line of Kampala-Malaba and will later spread to other areas i.e., Tororo-Malaba, Tororo-Packwach, Nalukolongo-Kasese and Busoga.

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