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Building an industrial hub around Uganda’s oil economy.

Kabaale Industrial Park is a 29.57 km² oil and gas industrial park in Hoima District, planned around strategic infrastructure including Uganda’s second international airport, the crude oil export hub and the Uganda Refinery.

Kabaale Industrial Park · KIP

A strategic platform for investment and national value.

29.57 km²Land acquired for the oil and gas industrial park
4+Major anchor infrastructure and industry clusters
UNOCLeading development, operationalisation and management
KIPStrategic industrial platform for investment and national value
One park, multiple strategic industries

Four anchors. One ecosystem.

Kabaale is positioned as more than an airport development, bringing together strategic infrastructure, petroleum projects and supporting industries.

01

International Airport

Uganda’s second international airport is identified as one of the park’s anchor infrastructure projects.

02

Crude Oil Export Hub

The park is planned to host infrastructure supporting Uganda’s crude export activities.

03

Uganda Refinery

The planned refinery is a core industrial anchor within the Kabaale development ecosystem.

04

Industrial Cluster

Petrochemical, fertilizer, agro-processing, warehousing, logistics and related industries are envisaged.

UNOC’s role

From land to an investable industrial platform.

The Government of Uganda acquired the land for development of the park. UNOC leads its development, operationalisation and management with a strategic joint venture partner.

UNOC and the strategic partner are expected to support management, promotion, national participation, direct investment and the attraction of external investment.

Development model

Public assets. Strategic partnership. Private investment.

UNOC providesProject assets and stakeholder leadership
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Partner supportsInfrastructure, pre-built warehouses, offices and facility management

Together they enable investment in infrastructure, pre-built warehouses and offices, and facility management services.

Project progress

Delivery workstreams.

The current programme spans planning, airport development, partnership, land allocation and enabling infrastructure.

Planning

KIP Masterplan

The Masterplan was developed and approved by the Physical Planning Board.

Approved
Aviation

Airport development

Substantial progress is reported on Hoima International Airport.

Progressing
Partnership

JV partner process

A proposal from a joint-venture partner was received and evaluated.

Evaluated
Enabling works

Site and Phase 1 infrastructure

Design work covers roads, fencing, power, ICT, water and wastewater infrastructure.

Design
Investment

Designed to attract productive investment.

Kabaale’s location alongside upstream developments, EACOP and associated infrastructure creates opportunities beyond petroleum processing alone.

Industrial

Petrochemicals & fertilizer

Industrial activities that can build additional value around Uganda’s petroleum resource base.

Value addition

Agro-processing

Opportunities to connect agro-based value-addition investors with local farmer groups.

Logistics

Warehousing & services

Pre-built warehouses, logistics, offices and related support services form part of the proposed investment environment.

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On site

Kabaale taking shape.

Runway lighting, site works and facilities under construction at the Kabaale development.

Kabaale Industrial Park masterplan review
Hoima International Airport runway and approach lighting
Kabaale site development works