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