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Disclaimers: The designations employed and the presentation of material on this map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Map data sources: CGIAR, United Nations Cartographic Section, ESRI, Europa Technologies, UN OCHA. The Investment Profiles enclosed comprise of projects in the agriculture / Agro-processing, infrastructure, minerals, tourism, Information technology, energy and health sector. CONTENTS
INvestment in 01 agriculture
INvestment in 07 infrastructure
INvestment in 10 tourism
INvestment in 14 energy
INvestment in 17 minerals
INvestment in information 19 technology
INvestment in 21 health
useful contact 23 information INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES & VIABLE VENTURES IN AGRICULTURE
Agriculture is Uganda’s most important sector and the largest source of export earnings, averaging 53% per Value addition is mainly in ginning, tea processing, annum and employing 73% of Uganda’s population. coffee hauling, tobacco handling and processing, beverages, wheat products and the fast growing However, based on various dynamics, value addition diary, fruit processing, of agricultural products is the key economic fruit drying, grain milling, meat processing, milk development. While its hindered by lack of technical production & processing, leather tanning & fish skills, lack of energy, standards and storage. Uganda processing. government has put emphasis on developing transport infrastructure to move of commodities from Uganda has put resources into Uganda National production to consumption points in domestic and Bureau of Standards to solve quality and standards regional markets. issues which impede access to profitable and standard sensitive markets Value addition in agricultural production can take like the European Union among others. Storage different forms and levels, ranging from the basic to infrastructure is also being promoted for stable more sophisticated level e.g. packaging, processing, supply of agricultural cooling, drying, extracting or any other type of produce which is highly perishable and requires processes that differentiates the product from the appropriate storage facilities. original raw commodity.
1 Bankable Projects PROJECT TITLE: PROJECT TITLE: PROJECT TITLE: LUWEERO FRUIT NATIONAL FRUIT DEVELOPMENT Multi Fruit Juice Factory PROCESSING PROJECT PROJECT IN UGANDA Site/ Location: Kampala Industrial Location: Luweero, Uganda Location: Countrywide Business Park - Namanve
PROJECT DESCRIPTION PROJECT DESCRIPTION PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Establish a multi-purpose fruit Fruit can be processed into; dried Reco currently produces a variety of processing facility (12MT/hr. for 16 products, juices, concentrates, foods such as hours a day) with the most suitable jams, wine, syrups, and powders. jams, chilli sauces, honey, herbal production systems and processing Processing of fruits reduces products etc. and is seeking to technology for fruit chopping, post-harvest losses and wastages expand its product line through pulp extraction, evaporation, especially during bumper harvest, value addition of local fruits and pasteurization, fruit drying and increases and conserves produce/ vegetable. It was estimated in production of fresh juice. product shelf-life, increases value 2010, that 180,000 tons of Passion of the more perishable produce, fruits were produced in Uganda creates employment more and 260,000 tons were consumed, especially for the youth, reduces the gap was filled by imports from produce bulkiness, stabilizes and the neighbouring countries. The increases income and market. development of the Namanve juice plant shall provide job opportunities
The desired outcome of this project is to have increased volume of high quality fruit produce and products for local, regional, and international to over 300 skilled and unskilled processing, marketing and Ugandans as well as provide ready consumption. market and improve livelihood of INVESTMENT AMOUNT REQUIRED over 1000 small scale farmers $7,413,000 INVESTMENT AMOUNT REQUIRED $120 Million INVESTMENT AMOUNT REQUIRED $3,400,000
2 Bankable Projects 3 Bankable Projects PROJECT TITLE: PROJECT TITLE PROJECT TITLE: Maize Milling Project ESTABLISHING INSTANT PEARL RICE LIMITED Site/ Location: Iganga District COFFEE PLANT IN UGANDA Location: Iganda, Bugiri Project Site or Location: TBD & Namutamba Districts PROJECT DESCRIPTION PROJECT DESCRIPTION PROJECT DESCRIPTION The concept of this project is to acquire a maize milling plant with The viability of setting up a state- Pearl Rice Ltd was incorporated on a capacity of 100 MT per day to of-the-art soluble coffee plant 15th January 2009. We are located process a super maize meal for the to manufacture 4,000 tonnes of on the Naigombwa wetland local and regional markets. From freeze dried and 1,000 tonnes of 150km from Kampala. Pearl maize grain, super maize meal spray dried instant coffee per year. Rice Ltd works very closely with will be processed and packed in a thousands of out growers that are labeled bag with a proposed brand given land, seeds, and expertise. ready for the market. We work very hard to develop the communities within and around the farm. Pearl Rice Ltd deals with organic rice production, milling, storage, importation and retail business.
Critical risk factors and their mitigation as well as availability of engineering technology were identified as key success factors.
INVESTMENT AMOUNT REQUIRED INVESTMENT AMOUNT $5,000,000 REQUIRED INVESTMENT AMOUNT $57.33 Million REQUIRED $15 Million
2 Bankable Projects 3 Bankable Projects Elephant at Murchison Falls
PROJECT TITLE: PROJECT TITLE: PROJECT TITLE: Dairy Value Chain Enhancement for Youth Empowerment through Dairy SUPPORT TO REVITALIZE FISHERIES Increased Market Access Value Addition RESOURCES IN UGANDA Site/ Location: Country Wide- Uganda Site/ Location: Country Wide- Uganda Location: Kampala
PROJECT DESCRIPTION PROJECT DESCRIPTION PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The Project goal is “to contribute to The Project is meant to improve the This project is intended to increased household income and livelihoods of the youth. increase and sustain fisheries improved nutrition”. Its purpose The Purpose is to have more youth production by: Promoting is to enhance competitiveness involved in dairy value addition. Aquaculture development through of milk and milk products for It is meant to skill the youth in concentrating increased market access and value addition, establishing twenty fish production units in aqua parks, export earnings. And this will be (20) rural dairy cottage centres Promoting recovery of depleted achieved through skilling of dairy of excellence and equipping the stocks of the large commercial stakeholders along the value chain, Entebbe Dairy Training School. fishes through strengthening and strengthening the legal framework supporting of institutional capacity and milk quality assurance systems INVESTMENT AMOUNT REQUIRED for fisheries management systems and rehabilitation of cold chain $1,900,000 and natural fish stock production. infrastructure.
INVESTMENT AMOUNT REQUIRED $2,900,000
Other ways to enhance Uganda’s overall fisheries sector will be via developing the fishery of small Pelagic fishes through supporting the improvement of existing fisheries infrastructure in local governments, ope-rationalizing by public private partnerships arrangement along the value chain and improving regional and international fish trade, - Controlling the new breed of water weed salvina and water hyacinth through implementing environmentally control technologies.
INVESTMENT AMOUNT REQUIRED $39 Million
4 Bankable Projects 5 Bankable Projects PROJECT TITLE: PROJECT TITLE: SETTING UP A MODERN SPINNING MILL (14,000 SLAUGHTERHOUSE IN UGANDA SPINDLES) Location: Kalerwe, Kampala City Location: Lira Spinning Mill, Lira
PROJECT DESCRIPTION PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The project is to set up a modern Spinning in conversion of cotton slaughterhouse facility where lint into yarn (threads). Spinning farm animals are killed and is the foundation process for processed into meat products. subsequent value additions i.e. Weaving, Knitting, Garments, Apparels, etc. The target raw material for the proposed spinning process will be cotton lint which is readily available in Uganda.
Lira Spinning Mill has a functioning ginnery that produces lint. The complex has buildings and structures that can be renovated to accommodate the proposed spinning mill and future expansion. Key plant and machinery required for manufacturing yarn of different counts include blow room machinery, metal detection system, spark diversion system, carding machines, card accessories, draw frame (Finisher & Breaker), speed frame, combers, ring frame, electrical infrastructure, yarn testing instruments, humidification and waste collection system and automatic INVESTMENT AMOUNT cone winding machine. REQUIRED $916,667 INVESTMENT AMOUNT REQUIRED $23.5 Million
4 Bankable Projects 5 Bankable Projects Antelopes in Uganda
PROJECT TITLE: PROJECT TITLE: Establish ethanol factory in Gulu YAHE International Regional Grain Project Site/ Location: Gulu Industrial Hub Park Project Site/ Location: Kapeeka – Nakaseke District PROJECT DESCRIPTION PROJECT DESCRIPTION The project is to establish ethanol factory in Gulu with and installed The project covers the districts capacity of 780, 000 litres of of Nakaseke and parts of Wakiso, ethanol, and 624,000 kilograms Kiboga, Luwero and Nakasongola. It of Carbon Dioxide, 54,600 litres comprises a state of the art Grain of acetaldehyde and 124,800 handling and processing Plant, kilograms of animal and poultry which has been installed at Kapeeka feeds per annum. The project will – Nakaseke District, approximately involve construction of the factory sixty (60) kilometers from Kampala and office and warehouse building, City. importation and installation of machinery, recruitment and training manpower. The project is estimated to cost $820,000 of which $574,000 will be foreign exchange and $246,000 in local currency. The project fulfills Government policy of increasing production, self- sustaining, and creation of jobs.
INVESTMENT AMOUNT REQUIRED $820,000 (2,952,000,000 UGX)
The Plant has a cleaning/drying capacity of ten to fifteen Metric Tonnes (10 - 15 MT) per hour. It also bears a two thousand (2,000) MT silo storage capacity. A three thousand (3,000) MT licensed grain warehouse is under completion. The company seeks a mutually beneficial business relationship for the 45 operational grain hubs.
6 Bankable Projects 7 Bankable Projects INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES & VIABLE VENTURES IN INFRASTRUCUTRE
Uganda has made substantial progress on its capacity is now Uganda’s top economic priority. A infrastructure agenda in recent years. The early and comprehensive road network and widespread access successful ICT reform detonated a huge expansion in to electricity will connect farmers to trading centers, mobile coverage and penetration resulting in a highly add value to production, and improve the competitive market. Power sector restructuring population’s welfare. has paved the way for a rapid doubling of power generation capacity. Uganda is doing well on the Upcoming oil production, expected to come on stream water and sanitation MDGs, and has made effective around 2021, requires new infrastructure that will be use of performance contracting to improve utility led by Government investment with participation of performance. The vast and varied waterways in the private sector, and will include the construction of Uganda are also highly beneficial for the production roads, a crude oil pipeline, a small-scale refinery, and of hydroelectricity. Upgrading the transportation product pipelines. network and electricity generating and transmission
6 Bankable Projects 7 Bankable Projects ESTABLISHMENT OF A PORT AND but also by greater impacts on SHIPPING NETWORK AT LAKE economic growth in the adjacent VICTORIA communities. Site/ Location: Lake Victoria Region INVESTMENT AMOUNT REQUIRED PROJECT DESCRIPTION: $18,000,000 Ports around the world are currently dredging their ship channels and investing heavily in the necessary infrastructure in order to meet current and future demand on navigation. The potential benefit is characterized not only by increasing port competitiveness,
PROJECT TITLE: Vehicle) system. This technology KAMPALA CABLE CAR PROJECT is envisioned to achieve high order objectives such as; reduction in PROJECT SITE OR LOCATION: pollution (air and noise), traffic KAMPALA, UGANDA decongestion, improvement in transit connectivity, beautification Project Promoter or Owner: of the urban environments, and Kampala Capital City Authory development of a reliable and Name: Steven Jeremy Ntambi | highly profitable transportation Email: [email protected] means. Mobile: +256 794 661 219 INVESTMENT AMOUNT REQUIRED PROJECT DESCRIPTION US$200Million Kampala Capital City Authority is proposing the introduction of an Urban Cable Car (Ropeway
PROJECT TITLE: Bus rapid Transit (BRT) is a high KAMPALA BUS RAPID TRANSIT (BRT) quality mass public transport system based on buses using PROJECT LOCATION: existing roads. BRT can be fast, GREATER KAMPALA METROPOLITAN reliable, frequent and comfortable; AREA it has the characteristics of an urban railway service at a fraction Promoter: Ministry of Works and of the cost. Transport Email: [email protected] INVESTMENT AMOUNT REQUIRED Telephone: +256 41 4320101 | $612.06 Million Mobile: 0414-259139
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PROJECT TITLE: units in an apartment form to be THE URBAN HOUSING sold to low income earners on cost PROJECT sharing basis using condominium LOCATION: NATIONWIDE law.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: INVESTMENT AMOUNT REQUIRED $ 2,500,000 Bus rapid Transit (BRT) is a high The Urban housing project (UHP) is a housing development concept for low income earners on commercial basis.
UHP envisages developing housing
8 Bankable Projects 9 Bankable Projects PROJECT TITLE: to rehabilitate and upgrade the REHABILITATION & UPGRADE OF wagon ferry; bringing it into THE RAILWAY WAGON FERRY MV full compliance with current international PAMBA marine regulations, and to enable it to be re- admitted into the LOCATION - PORT BELL PIER IN marine class. KAMPALA, THE JINJA PIER AND THE INVESTMENT AMOUNT MWANZA, TANZANIA PIER REQUIRED US$ 5 Million PROJECT DESCRIPTION The MV Pamba plies routes between the Port Bell pier in Kampala, the Jinja pier and the Mwanza, Tanzania pier. Currently, there’s an urgent need
PROPOSED INVESTMENT: REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT
PROJECT DESCRIPTION Construction of high end middle and top class apartments in Kampala city, furnished and unfurnished 225 square meters per apartment for over 30 apartments, and equipment and machinery for construction.
INVESTMENT AMOUNT REQUIRED $8,000,000
PROJECT TITLE: Park (KIBP) located at Namanve, jobs by 2021. TO ENHANCE AND DEVELOP A Nakasongola, Arua, Gulu, Lira, NETWORK OF SERVICED BUSINESS, Buliisa, Kyankwanzi STIP/ Central Government is looking to SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & Uganda, Kamuli STIP / Eastern collaborate with private sector in INDUSTRIAL PARKS IN UGANDA Uganda, Pakwach STIP / Northern the development of industrial park Uganda, and Rubirizi STIP / development in Public Private PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Western Uganda. Partnership arrangements as guided by the Public Private Government has gazetted 22 Government will set up Science Partnerships Act 2015 and the Industrial Business Parks (IBPs) and Technology Parks, engineering Procurement and Disposal of across the country. Of these, eight centers, technology and business public Assets Regulations. (8) IBPs are at different stages of incubation centre’s that meet development; while land has not yet international standards. These This section outlines Government’s been purchased for the remaining will reduce the cost of product plans for industrial park fifteen (14) IBPs and therefore no development and innovations. development and provides a brief development has taken place in on the status of development. them. For the strategic plan period When fully developed and Government invites Expressions 2016 - 2021, UIA has proposed 10 operational, all the 10 IBPs and of Interest from potential investors Business, Science, Technology and STIPs will add great value to locally and developers to explore Industrial Parks (STIPs). These are available raw materials and thus collaboration in industrial park Kampala Industrial and Business create employment towards the development. Strategic Plan’s target of 1,000,000
8 Bankable Projects 9 Bankable Projects INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES & VIABLE VENTURES IN TOURISM
Tourism is a key driver of Uganda’s economy; management and regulation. representing a significant opportunity to the attainment of Uganda Vision 2040. More growth Identified priority projects to be handled by both public is expected over the next five years, in line with the and private sector entities include: National Development Plan II 2015/16 – 2019/20, and complements the Establishing Lake Victoria Tourism circuit to enhance Uganda Tourism Master Plan. tourism activities and experiences around Entebbe for both domestic and regional visitors; Development of The government of Uganda is focusing on the canopy walk to diversify product offering and enrich unlocking the binding constraints in five priority visitor experiences; Hoima International Airport to areas namely; marketing and promotion, human essentially, support the development and operation of resource development, product development, natural the oil refinery as well as development and production and cultural resource conservation and tourism of upstream oil.
10 Bankable Projects 11 Bankable Projects PROJECT TITLE: PROJECT TITLE: PROJECT TITLE: DEVELOPMENT & OPERATION HIGH-END ACCOMMODATION SOURCE OF THE NILE DEVELOPMENT OF CANOPY WALK IN KIBALE COTTAGES PROJECT NATIONAL PARK LOCATION: 10 NATIONAL PARKS SITE/ LOCATION: SOURCE OF THE LOCATION; SEBITOLE NILE – JINJA, UGANDA PROJECT DESCRIPTION PROJECT DESCRIPTION Public Private Partnership The project will construct 100 Mandated to manage wildlife cottages for tourist accommodation. PROJECT DESCRIPTION protected areas that include all the The project seeks to address bed nation- al parks and wildlife reserves shortage in Bwindi, Mgahinga, The project is meant to build in Uganda, the Uganda Wildlife Queen Elizabeth, Rwenzori, infrastructure around the source of Authority (UWA) also manages and Semuliki, Kibale, Elgon, Murchison the Nile such as public infrastructure developes tourism within the falls, Kidepo & Lake Mburo. (beautified), Cultural centres, protected areas. As such, UWA has In the high tourism season, there’s a Entertainment facilities, Hotel and identified the need for development 50% shortage of beds in the national recreation, Tourism water activities , of a canopy walk tourism product in parks. Zip lines, Information Centre, the protected areas. Monuments and floating INVESTMENT AMOUNT REQUIRE restaurants, alongside an improved The canopy walk is part of the golf already in existence for socio- strategy to diversify product $3,000,000 economic benefits. offering and enrich visitor experiences in Uganda. Ultimately, Tourism Centre will lead to more the canopy tourism experience is jobs created (both professionally expected to create new sources and non-professional) and each of of income generation for the the items mentioned above become organization, provide visitors with a business line of their own. a new experience, and also allow for the exploration and better Target market are tourists from all understanding of the forest canopy. over the world, so the investments are to be first class. INVESTMENT AMOUNT REQUIRED $1,500,000 INVESTMENT AMOUNT REQUIRED $150,000,000
10 Bankable Projects 11 Bankable Projects PROJECT TITLE: PROJECT TITLE: JOINT VENTURES PROPOSED CABLE CAR SYSTEM AND UPGRADING KITAGATA HOT SPRINGS PROPOSED INVESTMENT: ANCILLARY FACILITIES HOTEL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT SITE/ LOCATION: PROJECT DESCRIPTION SITE/ LOCATION: KAMPALA RUWENZORI MOUNTAINS NATIONAL The Kitagata hot springs is among PARK PROJECT DESCRIPTION the twenty three (23) areas that have been studied and found to be good Development of a 4 star hotel Public Private Partnership for low temperature geothermal project in Kampala as well as uses that include electricity infrastructure/real estate projects PROJECT DESCRIPTION production and direct heat uses. in Uganda for warehouse, shopping mall, residential apartment After taking into consideration They attract about 200 visitors the various systems available, the on daily basis. There are two hot INVESTMENT AMOUNT REQUIRED construction methods for each springs adjacent to each other. Other $150,000,000 system, it is recommended that famous hotsprings are Sempaya in the mono-cable gondola system Bundibugyo, Kibiro in Hoima. like the one in Langkawi, Malaysia be used for the Rwenzori Cable Car INVESTMENT AMOUNT REQUIRE installation with an initial capacity of 500 passengers per hour and final $3,000,000 capacity of 1,000 passengers.
INVESTMENT AMOUNT REQUIRED US$ 30,800,0000 (via Mihunga) and / or US$ 45,100,0000 (via Kilembe)
12 Bankable Projects 13 Bankable Projects PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PROPOSED INVESTMENT: DEVELOPMENT OF NEW ECO- TOURISM PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THE NATIONAL PARKS BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR OR THROUGH PUBLICPRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
There are numerous investments which can be undertaken in different national parks and enroute to national parks. These opportunities include Luxury hotels, tented camps and cottages; House Boats, Cruise Launches on the Nile and Sport fishing on the Albert, Edward and George; Walking Safaris in the wilderness areas and the volcanic craters; Canopy Walkways in tropical forests and sky trams; New tourism activities on rivers and falls e.g. Mpanga Falls, Karuma and Murchison Falls; Mountaineering packages for Rwenzori, Elgon and Mgahinga Mountains; Nature walks, game farming, game ranching and sport hunting on private property (private wildlife reserves); Internal air transport services to the national parks and other domestic touristic hubs; White water rafting on the Nile; Stop over facilities en- route to the national parks along major tourism circuits; Hot springs baths and supporting facilities and development of Lodges and other types of accommodation to suit the various categories of visitors.
INVESTMENT AMOUNT REQUIRED $ 1-55 Million
Crater lake in Uganda 12 Bankable Projects 13 Bankable Projects INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES & VIABLE VENTURES IN ENERGY
Energy is the prime mover of (160km) , Investment Opportunities in Oil any country’s economic growth • 400kV Uganda – South Sudan and Gas sub – sector and prosperity. Uganda needs project (380km), adequate, reliable and affordable • 220KV Uganda – Tanzania 1. Kabaale Industrial Park energy to enhance sustainable project (250km), Government has planned development. It is for this reason • 220kV Uganda – Democratic development of an industrial park that energy is a priority sector for Republic of Congo project at Kaabale where the oil refinery development in the Country. (340km) and 132kV Lira – Arua will be located. The park will include Uganda is well endowed with transmission line (314km). among others Petrochemical enormous natural resources such Besides, Government is aiming at Industries and a Greenfield as Minerals, hydro, geothermal, increase rural electrification from airport. This provides an petroleum resources, solar thermal the current 20.6% to 80% by 2040 opportunity for direct participation yet only a small fraction of this of private sector. potential has been harnessed. POWER SUB-SECTOR Power Generation Projects in OPPORTUNITIES FOR 2. Oil and Gas Transportation and the Medium Term Government INVESTMENT Storage is making effort to develop the Infrastructure following power generation »» Participation in Public-Private »» Uganda intends to use gas projects through Public-Private Partnerships for Power generation imported from Tanzania as well Partnership (PPP). Projects. as produced locally as a reducing »» Contribution to equity in agent in iron ore smelting. a) 30MW cogeneration from financing of power projects. Therefore there is an opportunity bagasse by 2020. »» Participation in the Engineering, for private sector participation in b) 450MW geothermal power Procurement, and Construction the development of Greenfield gas (EPC) of the planned power pipe line. Transmission Projects in the projects. Investment Opportunities »» Uganda has put in place a Medium Term In order to evacuate in Power Sub Sector national Strategy and Plan to power from the generation plants »» Supply of equipment as we develop oil Transportation and facilitate power trade between upgrade and expand our National and Storage infrastructure that will Uganda and neighboring countries, Transmission network. require participation of Private Government has planned to »» Participation in the development sector. undertake construction of several and promotion of the different transmission lines and associated renewable energy technologies This section details investment substations that include among such as geothermal, solar water opportunities others; heaters, solar driers, solar cookers, and innovations in the private and etc public sector. • 400KV Masaka – Mbarara project
14 Bankable Projects 15 Bankable Projects PROJECT TITLE: PRIVATE PRIVATE SOLAR CAR MANUFACUTIRING PROPOSED INVESTMENT: PROJECT TITLE: SITE/ LOCATION:PLOT 701, BLOCK GEOTHERMAL EXPLORATION & MUKOKI HYDRO POWER PROJECT 2 KAGOGWA, MAWAITO PARISH, DEVELOPMENT AT BURANGA KAKIRA TOWN COUNCIL. UGANDA PROSPECT PROJECT DESCRIPTION SITE/ LOCATION: BURANGA HOT PROJECT DESCRIPTION SPRINGS, BUNDIBUGYO DISTRICT Generation Flow : 7 m3/s Installed capacity : 3400 kW Kiira Motors Corporation (KMC) is PROJECT DESCRIPTION Annual energy : 15,569 MWh supported through the Presidential Plant Factor : 0.53 Initiative for Science and Technology Buranga geothermal prospect No. of turbines : 02 Innovation to commercialise the located at Sempaya, Bwamba Road, Type of Turbine : Francis Kiira Electric Vehicle Project, a Bundibugyo District, West-Uganda Catchment area : 915.71 km2 brainchild of Makerere University. is one of the potential areas Rated flow : 7.7 m3/s KMC is aimed at setting up and for geothermal exploration and Net Head : 60.3 m operating a vehicle assembly plant development. The prefeasibility Length of weir : 19 m in Uganda. studies done at Buranga geothermal Length of conveyance channel : prospect indicate subsurface 2472.86 m The KMC Plant shall be designed temperatures of approximately 150 Length of penstock pipe : 737.5 m with a Multiple Line and Multiple – 200˚C. The temperatures are Financial Indicators Model Assembly Shop for Pick- suitable for electricity production Project cost : 7.05 Million Up Trucks, Light and Medium and direct use in industry and Loan Repayment : 6 Years Duty Trucks, SUVs and Buses. The agriculture. Tariff : Flat Rate (10.7 US cents /kw) assembly plant shall operate in Internal Rate of Return on equity partnership with seasoned global GIDS Consult Limited is currently after tax : 23.3 % auto manufacturers. carrying out exploration and Internal Rate of Return on capital : evaluation of geothermal energy 14.2% Vehicle Assembly is viable in with an aim of developing at least Admin, operation & maintenance Uganda. forecasts production 100 MW Geothermal Power Plant at cost : 0.3 Million/Year (10% annual volume of 300 units a year average Buranga prospect. The company is increment) market share of 14% of the Pick-Up planning to drill 3 deep exploration/ Trucks production wells at the prospect INVESTMENT AMOUNT REQUIRED and develop a 30 MW well-head $7,050,000 geothermal power plant units at each successful wells. The company shall develop a 100 MW geothermal power plant.
INVESTMENT AMOUNT REQUIRE $42,000,000
14 Bankable Projects 15 Bankable Projects PRIVATE PRIVATE PROPOSED INVESTMENT: PROPOSED INVESTMENT: PROJECT TITLE: INITIATIVE FOR EFFICIENT WASTE KYENJOGYERA MINI HYDROPOWER KABALE ENERGY PROJECT MANAGEMENT, BIO ENERGY GENERATION PROJECT. GENERATION, ORGANIC FERTILIZER PROJECT DESCRIPTION PRODUCTION AND IRRIGATION FOR PROJECT DESCRIPTION UGANDA PRISONS. Kabale Energy project is in the The Tegemea Holdings Uganda Ltd advanced stage of implementing PROJECT DESCRIPTION proposes to set up energy resource a “Peat” based power generating facility (the Kyenjogyera Mini Hydro Project for 33 MW power station The proposed project is aimed Power Project (MHP)) in Kakamba near Kabale town, South West of at developing a site waste Village, Bisya Sub County, Buhweju Uganda. The project is estimated management plan that would District, Western Uganda. The to cost Usd 60 – 70 Million all facilitate the production of biogas, Kyenjogyera MHP is a proposed inclusive. The power is to be electricity, organic fertilizer, hydropower facility expected to supplied to the Government utility. irrigation water and animal feed generate 190KW of electricity with for Uganda prisons service using an average annual energy output. INVESTMENT AMOUNT REQUIRE the bio waste accumulated and The proposed Kyenjogyera MHP is to available to the prisons all over the be located along River Kyenjogyera $5 million country. in the village of Kakamba. All the Bio waste sources would include civil engineering structures will be human agricultural and animal located within areas (Kyenjogyera waste. We will determine the and Kakamba) in Bisya Sub-county. volumes of biomass available, their The proposed weir (00°16’43.03”S, water content, calorific value and 30°28’58.59”E) and the headrace viability for resource recovery. We channel are to be located in the will address the specific needs of same village while the fore bay tank, the prisons, and deploy a cost- penstock and powerhouse are effective system of technologies also to be located within Kakamba to support the prisons while village. enhancing waste management.
This facility will utilize the INVESTMENT AMOUNT REQUIRED hydropower potential of River $30,000,000 Kyenjogyera. The energy generated from the facility, amounting to approximately 190KW, will be used for water industrial plant, Hospitals, Agro processing enterprises, metal wielding and fabrication construction, and unlock the business potential in the surrounding areas as shall be agreed on between the firm and the legal authority (Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL)), based on a power purchase agreement the company shall enter into with the UETCL.
INVESTMENT AMOUNT REQUIRED $5,500,400
16 Bankable Projects 17 Bankable Projects INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES & VIABLE VENTURES IN MINERALS
Uganda is rich is various minerals copper, zinc, cobalt, nickel and that presents an opportunity for c) 300 million tons of dentonite to gold. Public – Private Partnerships to be used for production of drilling The minerals sector is completely exploit the mineral resources as mud required by the oil production liberalized to enable private sector well as add value to these minerals. subsector, 30 million tons of glass to investment profitably in the Investment Opportunities in sand for manufacturing of sheet sector. A number of companies Minerals Sub-Sector Include glass to be used for building have developed viable investment exploitation and value addition of purposes, projects and are looking for the following minerals: partnership to implement them d) 3.4 billion tons of graphite a) 300million tons of iron ore in South Western Uganda, e) 100-200 million tons of vermiculite in Eastern Uganda b) 3 billion of Rare Earth minerals that include alumnus clays, f) Other minerals such as wolfram,
16 Bankable Projects 17 Bankable Projects PRIVATE KAMPALA STORAGE TERMINAL PROPOSED INVESTMENT: RELOCATION OF STEEL PROJECT PROFILE MANUFACTURING PLANT. Sector: within which the project Energy & Mineral Development falls PROJECT DESCRIPTION Sub sector: within which the Petroleum project falls EAISC will be incorporated as a Project title: short and Development of Kampala Storage Terminal Ugandan company and operate informative throughout East Africa as a regional Location: Scope or Area of Kampala miner, producer and marketer of operation of the project Iron and Steel Products. Project life span: Start Date Start 2018/2019 and completion 2022/2023 and Completion Date of project The business plan sets out the intention to develop a new full Relevance of the project The project contributes to the petroleum integrated Ugandan iron and steel with respect to the NDP and energy security in the country hence creating company which will develop sectorial policy objectives value to society. substantial mining and product To improve on petroleum energy security and Objectives: engagements in key mining and safety. distribution regions throughout East Africa. Reliable and safe supply of cost effective Expected Outcome petroleum energy. EAISC will seek to consolidate and optimize its capital structure and The project will comprise of conducting balance sheet (expected to consist feasibility studies, undertaking FEED entirely of equity capital). To that and FID, engaging EPC contractors and commissioning the storage tanks for end therefore EAISC is looking operations. Invest in the trading stock and for investment which will help it commence operations. acquire further upstream machines Technical description of the and maintain appropriate levels of The project scope will involve erection of 138 project working capital for the full running million litre storage tanks and connecting and production of a fully integrated piping systems, installation of pumping iron and steel company. and loading systems, firefighting systems, administrative building, electric power supply INVESTMENT AMOUNT REQUIRED and distribution, instrumentation and control $15,000,000 units etc, as may be necessary for operation of the facility. 299.18 acres of land for KST acquired. Achievement for the previous Area Master Plan and conceptual designs for financial years to date development of KST developed
Conducting Commercial and detailed technical studies, undertaking FEED and Planned Activities FID, Procurement and Engagement of EPC contractors, Facility commissioning and stocking.
The project is estimated to cost up to USD 150million on infrastructure development. Additional funds will be provided for stocking the commissioned facility depending on level Financing: Mode of funding the as per demand. project, the financiers and how much each is providing It is proposed that the Government of Uganda initiates the financing of the 51% project while soliciting support from international development partners and the rest is funded by the strategic partners.
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18 Bankable Projects 19 Bankable Projects INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES & VIABLE VENTURES IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Uganda’s information Communications Technology Information Technology communications and technology provides strategic and technical Authority-Uganda (NITA-U), (ICT) reflects a sizeable growth leadership, overall coordination, Business Process Outsourcing in e-business transactions in the support and advocacy on all (BPO) industry for Uganda to country and with a fast-globalizing matters of policy, laws, regulations compete globally for outsourcing world. and strategy; sustainable, effective opportunities, 5 major mobile and efficient development; the phone operators, over 10 Internet The increased use of ICTs is playing harnessing and utilisation of ICT Service Providers,over 5 VSAT a big role in economic development. in all spheres of life to enable the International Gateways, 268 Efforts by Government towards country to achieve its development radio stations,55 licensed (35 e-governance, e-education, goals. operational) television stations the rural transformation policy, and 1 major National Postal financing frameworks and The stakeholders include but not Service Provider and 26 minor distance learning (global & local) limited to: Ministry of Information license holders comprising mainly provide performance indicators. and Communications Technology, of courier operators (domestic, Uganda Communications regional and international The Ministry of Information and Commission (UCC), National operators).
18 Bankable Projects 19 Bankable Projects PROJECT TITLE: and wealth creation in the National USD 428 Million. DEVELOPMENT OF IT/BPO PARK Development Plan II 2015/16 LOCATION: ENTEBBE, UGANDA – 2019/20. In this regard 17 (seventeen) acres of land are PROJECT DESCRIPTION available for the development of an Information Technology (IT) The Government of Uganda – Business Process Outsourcing has adopted an ICT-led Socio- (BPO) Park that will act as a catalyst economic policy for accelerated from raw material based exports to development with a focus on ICT a knowledge-based economy. Entrepreneurship Development, rejuvenation of the private sector INVESTMENT AMOUNT REQUIRED
PROJECT TITLE: money and carry out financial MICROPAY(U)LTD: transactions such as buy airtime of LOCATION: KAMWOKYA, KAMPALA all telecoms, or pay utility bills like power, water & pay TV using a PROJECT DESCRIPTION smartphone app or unstructured supplementary service data for MicroPay (U) Ltd is an e-payment non-smart phone users. platform independent of any telecommunications network INVESTMENT AMOUNT REQUIRED with which clients may send/ receive $4,000,000
PRIVATE Science and Technology (mandated industrial commercial rollout of PROPOSED INVESTMENT: government agency) and is indigenous innovations; A business PROPOSED SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY financed by the lead developer and center; Residential neighborhoods. AND INNOVATION (STI) PARK other stakeholders. The project is estimated to cost US $ 1.5billion and shall be PROJECT DESCRIPTION It is a place for interaction implemented in five (5) phases in of innovators, the academia fifteen (15) years. The project is located 20km from and international and local the city center on 1550hectares. It is entrepreneurs, comprising of; INVESTMENT AMOUNT REQUIRED a private sector initiative promoted Centers for science technology and $59 million by Infrastructure Design Forum innovation; Centers for academic and Uganda National Council for excellence in STI; Centers for
20 Bankable Projects 21 Bankable Projects INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES & VIABLE VENTURES IN HEALTH
Uganda’s healthcare system is and simple curative services comprehensive emergency divided into national and district- in communities and constitute obstetric care. based levels. At the national level level 1 health services. Health are the national referral hospitals, Center 2 (HCII) offer outpatients Government of Uganda through regional referral hospitals, and services and is run by a qualified the Ministry of Health is seeking semi-autonomous institutions nurse and are intended to serve for private sector investment to: including the Uganda Blood 5,000 people. Health Center 3 Transfusion Services, the National (HCIII) which serve 10,000 people 1. Increase energy supply in the Medical Stores, the Uganda Public and provide in addition to HC II low rural electrified areas Health Laboratories and the services also provide in patient, Uganda National Health Research simple diagnostic, and maternal 2. Renovate and equip selected Organization (UNHRO). health services and are managed hospitals by a clinical officer. Above HC The district-based health system III is the Health Center IV, run by consists of Village Health a medical doctor and providing Teams (VHTs) who are voluntary surgical services in addition to community health workers who all the services provided at HC III. deliver predominantly health HC IV is also intended to provide education, preventive services, blood transfusion services and
20 Bankable Projects 21 Bankable Projects RIVATE have grown from 5 employees in Uganda alone, and with the East PROJECT TITLE: 2012 to 36 employees now, we African common market in place GLOVE & CONSUMABLE LOCAL opened up a branch in Rwanda, now we feel local production of PRODUCTION and we are sole distributors of top gloves is very viable venture and PROJECT SITE/ LOCATION: world Diagnostic companies, like will make return on investment KAMPALA, UGANDA Abbott, Sysmex, Elitech, Linnet very quickly and Alvo We serve from smallest PROJECT DESCRIPTION: clinic to biggest highly specialised INVESTMENT AMOUNT hospitals. With this vast experience REQUIRED Microhaem scientific is a leading in supplies, wide net, expertise, $20,000,000 medical supplies company in vast market knowledge and East Africa, started in 2012 with a presence of market with capacity vision to save life through supply to buy 25 MLN packets of gloves/ of quality medical products. We yr on public health facilities only in
PRIVATE water on a mission to save lives headquartered in Kampala. By PROJECT TITLE: and provide for healthier and 2021, the company expects to SOLARWAVE – SAFE DRINKING happier livelihoods. have installed close to 3,000 water WATER treatment systems, providing safe PROJECT SITE/ LOCATION: KAMPALA, SolarWave is a leading supplier drinking water for at least 1 million UGANDA of safe drinking water solutions in people. East Africa. The company targets Project Description: primarily schools, health INVESTMENT AMOUNT REQUIRED facilities, churches, households, $500,000 businesses, and NGOs. SolarWave installs, operates, and maintains high-quality equipment for the purification of drinking Founded in 2014, SolarWave is a private limited company
PROPOSED INVESTMENT: The business involves providing time. general and specialised health KAMPALA MEDICAL CHAMBERS services to middle income and A partnership with financiers is HOSPITAL LIMITED (KMCH)-A MODEL workers of formal sector in required to make the project more Kampala and surrounding areas. financially sustainable. HEALTH FACILITY IN KAMPALA The hospital is Model Health facility and is anticipated to SITE/ LOCATION: PLOT 73 BUGANDA transform into a State of the Art ROAD, KAMPALA UGANDA hospital in Kampala. The hospital has been financed through a loan PROJECT DESCRIPTION: from Uganda Development Bank which has been restructured over
PROPOSED INVESTMENT: i) Provide health laboratory surveillance and innovative iv) Contribute to research and LIRA CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE information, with a focus on event- learning in public health sciences WORLD-CLASS HEALTH based surveillance, disease and practices. prediction, and improved public LABORATORY PROJECT health decision Therefore, CTA is seeking making and action. to develop joint innovative SITE/ LOCATION: PLOT 73 BUGANDA programmes in the areas of ROAD, KAMPALA UGANDA ii) Participate in the functional and competency based workforce linked clinical and public health development, partnerships, PROJECT DESCRIPTION: laboratory networks. financing of public health activities, and communication amongst The LCoE has specific interest is iii) Support public health health stake-holders. to build its capacity to: emergency preparedness and response plans.
22 Bankable Projects CONTACT INFORMATION
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