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The Investment Profiles enclosed
comprise of projects in the agriculture /
Agro-processing, infrastructure, minerals,
tourism, Information technology, energy
and health sector.
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CONTENTS
01 INvestment in
   agriculture

07 INvestment in
   infrastructure

10 INvestment in
   tourism

14 INvestment in
   energy

17 INvestment in
   minerals

19
   INvestment in
   information
   technology

21 INvestment in
   health

23 useful contact
   information
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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
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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
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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

  3      Bankable Projects
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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
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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

5      Bankable Projects
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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
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

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: Jntambi@kcca.go.ug              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: mowt@works.go.ug                INVESTMENT AMOUNT REQUIRED
                        Telephone: +256 41 4320101 |           $612.06 Million
                        Mobile: 0414-259139

                        PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

                        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
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

 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
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

   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
PARK                                       The Kitagata hot springs is among
                                                                                    PROJECT DESCRIPTION
                                           the twenty three (23) areas that have
                                           been studied and found to be good
Public Private Partnership                                                          Development of a 4 star hotel
                                           for low temperature geothermal
                                                                                    project in Kampala as well as
                                           uses    that    include    electricity
PROJECT DESCRIPTION                                                                 infrastructure/real estate projects
                                           production and direct heat uses.
                                                                                    in Uganda for warehouse, shopping
After taking into consideration                                                     mall, residential apartment
                                           They attract about 200 visitors
the various systems available, the         on daily basis. There are two hot
construction methods for each                                                    INVESTMENT AMOUNT REQUIRED
                                           springs adjacent to each other. Other
system, it is recommended that                                                   $150,000,000
                                           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
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
 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

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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

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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
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,

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
miner, producer and marketer of                                           Kampala
                                       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
engagements in key mining and          Objectives:
                                                                          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
                                                                          and FID, engaging EPC contractors and
entirely of equity capital). To that
                                                                          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
and maintain appropriate levels of     Technical description of the
                                                                          The project scope will involve erection of 138
working capital for the full running   project
                                                                          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.

                                       Contact                            projects@ugandainvest.go.ugg

 18     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).

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
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

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
SolarWave installs, operates, and     businesses, and NGOs.
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
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The Investment Centre, TWED Plaza       Plot M217 Nakawa Industrial Area
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P.O. Box 7418 Kampala - Uganda          Tel: +256-41-4505995, 222367
http//www.ugandainvest.go.ug            Fax: +256-41-4286123
www.ebiz.go.ug                          E-mail: unbs@infocom.co.ug
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Uganda      Registration     Services
Bureau                                  Bank of Uganda
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4th floor                               P. O. Box 7120 Kampala, Uganda
P.O. Box 6848 Kampala, Uganda           Tel: +256-41-4258441/6, 341223
Tel: +256-41-235915/233219/345727       Fax: +256-41-4231549
Fax: +256-41-4250712                    http:// www.bou.or.ug
http://www.ursb.go.ug
                                        Uganda Manufacturers Association
Uganda Revenue Authority                Lugogo Show Grounds
Plot M193/M194                          P.O. Box 6966 Kampala, Uganda
Nakawa Industrial Area                  Tel: +256-41-4221034/220831
P. O. Box 7279 Kampala, Uganda          Fax: +256-41-4220285
Tel: +256-41-7440000                    E-mail: administration@uma.or.ug
Fax: +256-41- 744 2245
Email: info@ura.go.ug                   Uganda Export Promotion Board
http:// www.ura.go.ug                   Conrad Plaza, 5th Floor
                                        P.O. Box 5045 Kampala, Uganda
Uganda Tourist Board                    Tel: +256-41-4-230250/230233
42, Windsor Crescent, Kololo            Fax: +256-41-4259779
P.O. Box 7211, Kampala, Uganda          E-mail: uepb@starcom.co.ug
Tel: +256 (414) 342 197
Fax: +256 (414) 342 188                 National Environment Management
Email: utb@tourismuganda.info           Authority
                                        NEMA House, 3rd Floor
Immigration Department                  Plot 17/19/21 Jinja Road
Ministry of Internal Affairs            P. O. Box 22255 Kampala, Uganda
Plot 75 Jinja Road                      Tel: +256-41-4251064/5/8
P.O.Box 7191 Kampala, Uganda            Fax: +256-41-4257521
Tel: +256-41-4231031/231641             Email: info@nemaug.org
Fax: +256-41-4231188                    http:// www.nemaug.org
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                                        Through the One Stop Centre: register and incorporate business; issue investment
     SERVES TO:
                                         • Assist in the acquisition of Agricultural and Industrial land when required
                                        licenses,
                                         • Assistassist    in the itineraries
                                                    in organizing   acquisitionfor of  secondary
                                                                                   visiting          approvals
                                                                                            foreign business     / licenses.
                                                                                                             missions   in the country
                                      • Assist  in the and
                                                        acquisition     of Agricultural
                                                                             and Medium and      Industrial  land  when
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                                         • Facilitate       enhance Small                   Enterprises to grow and
                                      • Assist  in organizing
                                         • multi-                 itineraries
                                                    national entities           for visiting foreign business missions in the country
                                                                       for business.
                                      •  • Reviewand
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                                                          make policy    recommendations
                                                                      Small   and MediumtoEnterprises
                                                                                                Government about
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                                         • Broker joint venture partnerships
                                      • multi- national entities for business.
                                         • Provide aftercare services to existing investors
                                      • Review and make policy recommendations to Government about investment
                                      • Broker joint venture partnerships
                TWED Plaza, Plot 22B, Lumumba Avenue
                                      • Provide      Tel: +256-414-301000
                                                  aftercare               / 313-301100
                                                             services to existing       Toll Free No: 0800300366/0800300336
                                                                                  investors
                               Email: ebizhelpdesk@gou.go.ug Or info@ugandainvest.go.ug www.ugandainvest.go.ug

      TWED Plaza, Plot 22B, Lumumba Avenue Tel: +256-414-301000 / 313-301100 Toll Free No: 0800300366/0800300336
                       Email: ebizhelpdesk@gou.go.ug Or info@ugandainvest.go.ug www.ugandainvest.go.ug
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