Post on 09-Oct-2020
AfricaPartnership Conference
20-21 September 2016
POTENTIAL INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN UGANDA
LOCATION,SIZEANDMARKETACCESS
MARKETUganda ‐ 35 millionEastAfrica ‐ 145millionGreatLakesRegion‐ 300millionCOMESAcountries ‐ 19member
‐ 400millionpeople
USA‐ AGOAEU– PreferentialTreatmentofExports
INVESTMENTOPPORTUNITIES
AGRO‐ (Livestock)
Commercial farmingProcessing of Livestock ProductsSlaughter FacilitiesFisheries
Others
• Commercial farming (Cage and pond)
• Fish processing• Sport fishing,
• Fish feeds, • Cold storage facilities • Manufacture of fishing gear
for deep fishing, etc
• Improved seeds, • Pesticide, • Herbicides,
• Machinery Fabrication, • Animal feeds/drugs, • Packaging materials, etc.
Agro‐(crops)
• Coffee
• Tea
• Pineapples• GroundNuts
• Passionfruits
• Oranges• Cotton
AGROPROCESSING
TOURISM Accommodation&Conferencefacilities
Traininginfrastructurefortourguidesandoperators
JointVenturewithexistingplayers
Tourism(CulturalTourism&sitesandwatersports)
FaithandReligioustourism
MINING
Uganda offers a variety of opportunities i.e.
Dimension stone products (Marble and granite)
Phosphates
Gold
Iron ore
Container glass from silica sands
vermiculite
Petroleum (Petrochemical related Ind.)
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN ICT• BusinessProcessOutsourcing• Softwaredevelopment• Softwaretesting&assurance• DataStorageareanetworks• IntegratedSolutionPlanning• HardwareAssembly• MultimediaDevelopment• InternetApplications• Services• FilmIndustryandGraphics• RuralCommunication
ENERGY
• Charcoalbriquettes(Municipal/Agric.waste)• Hydropowergeneration• Solarpower(Sunshine)• MethanegasfromAnimalWaste• Manufactureofelectrical&electronicequipment
OPPORTUNITIESINTHEOIL&GAS
• Fuel• Emergency
Services• Camps/
Accommodation• IT services• Medical personnel• Transport• Facilities
management• Waste
management
• Freight forwarding• Training• Unskilled labour• Telecoms• Office supplies• Catering• Custom clearance• Communications• Hotel /
Accommodation
• Fuel• Emergency
Services• Camps/
Accommodation• IT services• Medical personnel• Transport• Facilities
management• Waste
management
• Freight forwarding• Training• Unskilled labour• Telecoms• Office supplies• Catering• Custom clearance• Communications• Hotel /
Accommodation
• Environmental services• Field construction• Specialist trades• Mud / Cuttings• Site prep.• Infield services• Inspections• Int. Freight services• Infield transport• Mechanical• Electricals• Civil• Spare parts• Construction materials
• Environmental services• Field construction• Specialist trades• Mud / Cuttings• Site prep.• Infield services• Inspections• Int. Freight services• Infield transport• Mechanical• Electricals• Civil• Spare parts• Construction materials
• FPSO/Wellhead• Well services• Rig hire• Tangibles• Feed
• FPSO/Wellhead• Well services• Rig hire• Tangibles• Feed
INDIRECTSERVICES
DIRECTSERVICES
SPECIALISTSSERVICES
INVESTMENT INCENTIVES DutyandTaxfreeimportofplant&machinery
CapitalAllowancesonP&M 50%‐ 75%
Startupcostspreadover4years 25%p.a.
Scientificresearchexpenditure100%
Trainingexpenditure 100%
Mineralexplorationexpenditure100%
Initialallowanceonindustrialbuildings 20%
Depreciationrateforindustrialbuildings 5%
Depreciationratesofassetsrange20%‐ 40%
SERVICES Education:
ICT:
Health:
Finance: CommercialbanksandMicrofinanceinstitutions
• Primary&secondary • Tertiaryinstitutes&campuses,
• Vocationalandpoly‐technics
BusinessProcessOutsourcing, SoftwareDevelopment, Computer
training/assembly/repair,
Mobilephonerepair, Ruralcommunication(Radios),
Internetcafesetc
ModernHealthFacilities,TrainingmedicalPersonnel,
Manufactureofmedicalequipment/drugs
BothgenericandherbalandTele‐medicine
ProjectsavailableforInvestment
The government of Uganda has adopted an ICT‐ Led Socio economic Policy for accelerated development with a focus on ICT Entrepreneurship Development , rejuvenation of the private sector and wealth creationProject Name Uganda ICT Park
Type of Project Green field
Investment type Private Public Partnership (PPP)
Project Budget US$ 428 Million Dollars GOU 30% Partner 70%
Internal rate of return of the project 21%
Government of Uganda
ProjectsavailableforInvestment
The 500 acre orchard of 300 acres of mangoes and 200 acres of oranges planted between 2008 and 2012 is now fully established. On expansion, the orchard is projected to produce at least 6,928 tons of fruit in the year 2016 and up to 6,555 tons in the year 2020. The company is planning to establish a fruit factory to produce juice and pulp from own‐grown fruits and from fruits bought from other farmers.
Project Name EXPANSION OF THE ORCHARD AND ESTABLISHMENT OF ABENAKYO FRUIT FACTORY
Type of Project Brown Field
Investment type Joint Venture or Private Partnership
Project Budget US$ 3,542,000
Project Status Feasibility Completed
Private
CONTACTUS
UGANDAINVESTMENTAUTHORITYTHEINVESTMENTCENTRE,TWEDPLAZA
PLOT22,LUMUMBAAVENUEP.O.BOX7418KAMPALATEL:+256414301000
info@ugandainvest.go.ugwww.ugandainvest.go.ug