Inland Port of Bukasa

Bukasa Port was initiated almost a decade ago but went into limbo till around 2014 when German consultants (Gauff Engineering) negotiated to complete a feasibility study, finance, design and manage the project for its realization.

• Currently, the 8 km access road to the site is under construction and the projected cargo will feed the port via rail connections to and from the offshore ports at Kisumu and Mwanza to the Indian Ocean ports of Mombasa and Dar es Salaam.
• Hinterland freight opportunities also exist through to the Eastern Democratic Republic of The Congo, Rwanda, and Burundi.
• The project master plan envisaged that the port would be able to handle 2.4 MM T of freight rising to above 11.5 MM T by the end of phase 3 over a 20- year period.
• The current timeline has moved forward to 2022/23 for completion of phase 2 at the earliest.
• For this project to achieve its objectives it is dependent on internal infrastructure developments in the hinterland of the port within Uganda but also in Kenya and Tanzania.
• The ports in Mwanza will need considerable upgrading to handle the freight forecasts, not only within the ports themselves but the rail access feeding them as well.
• A new Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) projects are under way in both Kenya and Tanzania, both may connect to Lake Victoria within 3 – 4 years.
• Hinterland connectivity of the port to the road and upgrade of existing metre gauge rail links into the Ugandan transportation system are also required to evacuate the port merchandise from the port for onward internal distribution. 

Table 2.1.3. Uganda: Port location and contact Port Bukasa

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