Projects & Programs
Prominent projects that the Government of Uganda has completed, commissioned, or is currently undertaking
Karuma Hydropower Project (600MW)
Status: Completed & Fully Commissioned.
Overview: Uganda’s largest power-generation facility. Following extensive structural adjustments and testing monitored closely by state oversight bodies, the plant was fully synchronized to the national grid to provide cheap, stable industrial power.
Isimba-Kamuli Transmission Line and Grid Expansion
Status: Undertaking / Ongoing.
Overview: A critical extension project aimed at stabilizing the power distribution network, minimizing power outages, and connecting rural industrial hubs to the primary generation plants like Isimba and Karuma.
Kabalega International Airport (Hoima)
Status: Completed / Final Handover Phases.
Overview: Built primarily to handle heavy cargo flights for the Albertine oil region’s infrastructure rollout. Its progress is heavily monitored by OPM due to its strategic importance to Uganda’s oil timeline.
The Tilenga and Kingfisher Oil Projects (Upstream Development)
Status: Undertaking / Ongoing.
Overview: These are the primary drilling sites in the Albertine Rift. OPM monitors the enabling works, environmental compliance protocols, and the compensation/resettlement of Project Affected Persons (PAPs).
East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP)
Status: Undertaking / Ongoing.
Overview: The 1,443 km heated pipeline project running from Hoima to Tanga port in Tanzania. OPM monitors the inter-ministerial coordination required for cross-border logistics, land acquisition, and social safeguards.
The Parish Development Model (PDM)
Status: Active Undertaking (Full-Scale Rollout).
Overview: The government’s headline program targeting the transition of 39% of Ugandan households from subsistence farming to the money economy. PM allocates funds directly to parish-level SACCOs. OPM’s Delivery Unit monitors the disbursements and grassroots impact.
Rehabilitation of the Meter Gauge Railway (MGR)
Status: Completed (Selected Sections) & Ongoing.
Overview: While the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) works progress, the government successfully prioritized rehabilitating the Tororo-Gulu and Kampala-Malaba lines to drastically lower the cost of hauling bulk cargo from the Kenyan border.
Hoima City Stadium
Status: Active Undertaking (Deadline-Driven).
Overview: Awarded to Turkish contractor SUMMA, this project is a high-profile, fast-tracked sports infrastructure development built to satisfy CAF requirements ahead of Uganda co-hosting the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
National Backbone Infrastructure Project (NBI/EGI) - Phase V
Status: Undertaking / Expanding.
Overview: Led by NITA-U but monitored via OPM’s digital inclusion directives, Phase V scales up fiber-optic internet connectivity to border districts, tracking centers, and local governments to digitalize public sector administration.
Markets and Agricultural Improvement Project (MATIP-II)
Status: Completed.
Overview: The construction of modern, multi-level markets in major urban centers (such as Busia, Masaka, and Arua) equipped with cold-storage facilities, daycare hubs, and solar installations.
