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Welcome to NIA

National Infrastructure Authority of Uganda

National Infrastructure Authority of Uganda (NIA) is the Government Agency responsible for development planning, implementation, and coordination of government programs and projects in Uganda, National Infrastructure Authority of Uganda (NIA) aims to achieve sustainable development and contribute to the well-being of our nation and its citizens.

Cordinate

Coordinate And Harmonize Development Planning In The Country.

Monitor

Monitor And Evaluate Public Projects And Programmes

Advise

Advise The Presidency On Policies And Strategies For The Development.

Evaluate

Liaise With The Private Sector And Civil Society In The Evaluation Of Government Performance.

Support

Support local capacity development for national and decentralized development planning.

Engage

Increase public understanding and participation in economic and social policy debates.

Strategic Coordination & Implementation

Presidential Investors Round Table

Presidential Investors Round Table

The Presidential Investors’ Round Table (PIRT), which is chaired by H.E the President, is a high level forum that brings together a select group of both foreign and local investors to advise Government on how to improve the investment climate in the country.The PIRT process and engagement.
Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainable Development Goals

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a set of 17 ambitious, transformative and universal Goals with a total of 169 targets and 232 indicators that will guide national and local development by 2030. They aim at eradicating poverty through a focus on partnerships, people, planet, prosperity, and peace.
National Information Platforms for Nutrition (NIPN)

National Information Platforms for Nutrition (NIPN)

NIPN aims at creating a platform to bring together and analyse existing nutrition information and data from all sectors. This is in a bid to support the development of evidence-based policies and programmes to improve human nutrition. The NIPN project began in January 2018 with the signing of the contractual agreement.
500 +
Projects Implemented
500k
Beneficiaries Reached
50+
Partnership Collaborations
80 %
Sustainability Practices
Who we are

Our Mandate

To produce comprehensive and integrated development plans for the country, elaborated in terms of the perspective Vision, long and medium–term plans.

Vision

To be a center of excellence for development planning propelling socio-economic transformation.

Mission

To foster socio-economic transformation through establishing development planning systems and producing comprehensive and integrated development plans.

Core Values

Professionalism, Integrity, Team work, Partnership and Innovation

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. NPA tracks this flagship due to its critical role in reducing industrial electricity tariffs and stabilizing the grid for economic transformation.

Expansion and Rehabilitation of the Transmission and Distribution Network

Status: Ongoing / Undertaking.

Overview: A nationwide initiative to build high-voltage grid extensions (like the Isimba-Kamuli line). It ensures that power generated by new plants actually reaches rural industrial hubs and minimizes transmission losses.

Kabaale (Kabalega) International Airport

Status: Completed / Final Delivery Phase.

Overview: Located in Hoima, this strategic airport was designed specifically to handle heavy cargo and machinery imports required for the development of the Albertine oil fields.

East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP)

Status: Active Undertaking.

Overview: The 1,443 km electrically heated pipeline running from Hoima to the Tanga port in Tanzania. It is heavily monitored at the national level to coordinate cross-border logistics, land acquisition, and environmental safeguards.

Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) Uganda

Status: Active Undertaking.

Overview: A high-priority transport project designed to link Kampala to the Kenyan border at Malaba. It aims to cut cargo transit times from the coast from days to just hours.

Meter Gauge Railway (MGR) Rehabilitation

Status: Completed (Selected Sections) & Ongoing.

Overview: While SGR progresses, the government completed the overhaul of the Tororo-Gulu and Kampala-Malaba legacy lines to provide immediate, low-cost bulk freight options.

Kampala-Jinja Expressway (KJE)

Status: Undertaking / Early Works.

Overview: A critical public-private partnership (PPP) infrastructure project designed to alleviate severe traffic congestion along the primary import/export corridor connecting Uganda to East Africa’s northern corridor.

Hoima City Stadium (AFCON 2027)

Status: Active Undertaking.

Overview: A fast-tracked, deadline-driven sports infrastructure project built by international contractors to meet strict CAF specifications so Uganda can co-host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations.

National Infrastructure Authority of Uganda