Project details

Development of Kabaale /Hoima International Airport in Hoima, Uganda is being undertaken by SBC (Uganda) Ltd, a joint venture of SBI International Holdings AG and Colas, UK.  The Project is financed 85% by UK Export Finance (UKEF) and 15% by Commercial Source-Standard Chartered bank. The value of the Contract is €309,100,256 of which €264,077,144 is for Construction.

Scope of works

The project consists of the following scope of works

• Runway 3,500 m length, 45 m width with shoulders of 15 m each side
• Platform of 75,000 m2 ready to receive 4 Antonov’s 124 or Boeing 747-8
• Cargo terminal
• Airport Rescue and Firefighting Building
• Accommodation block with 30 double two-bedroom houses and 6 single three bedroom houses
• Fuel farm
• Airport Ground Lights
• Mobile Air Traffic Control Tower
• Access roads and parking
• Power and Water Supply

Progress

The actual physical progress of works is 27.65% complete against the planned progress of works 27.3%. The period of time elapsed stands at 26.6%. Overall completion of current project activities is 27.65% (Financial) as of July 2019.

Current status

Other on-going activities include:

• Quarry – Pit Preparation, Drilling, Blasting and Crushing
• Drainage, Erosion & Effluent control structures in Main Site & Quarry & Construction Zone
• Health & Safety and Environment & Social Monitoring of Project and Project footprint area.