Infrastructure investment supports sustainable economic growth by creating a platform for economic activity, job creation and increasing the quality of life for citizens through the provision of basic public services. PPPs have long been identified by the Government of Uganda as a potential mechanism for attracting private investment to close the country’s infrastructure gap in the face of fiscal constraints estimated at USD 400 Million per annum.

The PPP Act, 2015 defines a PPP as a commercial transaction between a Contracting Authority and a Private Party where the Private Party performs a function of the Contracting Authority on behalf of the Contracting Authority, for a specified period, and