Implementation of the Standard Gauge Railway in Uganda -Challenges and opportunities

1. AFRICA RAIL 2015
COUNTRY SPOTLIGHT - UGANDA
Implementation of the Standard
Gauge Railway in Uganda –
Challenges and Opportunities
Charles A Kateeba
Uganda Railways Corporation
June 2015
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2. LOCATION
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3. THE PROBLEM
 LANDLOCKED COUNTRY
 1000 KMS FROM NEAREST
SEA PORT
 POORLY DEVELOPED ROAD
NETWORK
 WEAK AIR SERVICE NETWORK
 OUTDATED DILAPIDATED AND
UNDER FUNDED RAILWAY
NETWORK
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4. CHALLENGES
 SMALL AND FRAGMENTED
NATIONAL ECONOMY LARGELY
FINANCED BY EXTERNAL
SOURCES
 UNDEVELOPED NATIONAL AND
FINANCIAL MARKETS
 NEGATIVE INTERNATIONAL
IMAGE DUE TO NATIONAL AND
REGIONAL SECURITY
 SMALL AND INCREMENTAL
DEVELOPMENT MENTALITY
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5. CURRENT STATUS OF
EXISTING RAILWAY
 NEARLY 120 YEARS OLD
 DILAPIDATED AND OUTDATED
TECHNOLOGY
 UNRELIABLE SERVICES, UNSAFE,
INEFFICIENT AND VERY COSTLY
 ONLY 20% (250KM) OF EXISTING
RAILWAY SYSTEM OPERATIONAL
 INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT
MARKET SHARE 5% OF 14.5 M
(2014), DOWN FROM 15% IN 2004
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6. EXISTING DIRE
SITUATION
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7. CURRENT OPERATIONAL
SITUATION
 AVERAGE TRANSIT TIME FROM
MOMBASA TO KAMPALA 6-10
DAYS (2014)
 AVERAGE SPEED 15-25 KPH
 MAX PAYLOAD 40 TEUS/TRAIN
 DESIGN AXLE LOADING 18
TONNE/AXLE
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8. CURRENT OPERATIONAL
SITUATION
 ROAD FREIGHT COST 16 USD
CENTS PER TONNE-KM I.E. 5
TIMES WORLD AVERAGE
 RAIL FREIGHT COST 10 USD
CENTS PER TONNE-KM (RVR)
COMPARED TO WORLD AVERAGE
3-5 US CENTS
 LOSS TO ECONOMY OVER USD
1.2 BILLION PER YEAR IN
TRANSPORT COSTS
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9. CHOICES TO MAKE
 REHABILITATE/ UPGRADE EXISTING
LINE TO EXISTING STANDARDS
 STEPPED UPGRADE AND CHANGE
OF GAUGE TO UNIFIED STANDARD
GAUGE
 ADOPT APROPRIATE DEVELOPMENT
STRATEGY
 FIND DEVELOPMENT/FINANCING
PARTNERS
 ADOPT APROPRIATE
PROCUREMENT AND PROJECT
DEVELOPMENT METHOD
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CHOICE OF GAUGE

11. IMPLEMENTATION
STRATEGY
 REGIONAL APPROACH
 DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
RATHER THAN COMMERCIAL
PROJECT
 STATE (PUBLIC) FINANCED WITH
PRIVATE CAPITAL BLENDING
(PPP)
 SEAMLESS OPERATION
 TRANSIT ORIENTED
DEVELOPMENT(SPATIAL
DEVELOPMENT CORRIDOR)
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12. SUMMIT DECISIONS
 SEAMLESS RAILWAY TRANSPORT
SYSTEM IN ALL FOUR NCIP
COUNTRIES (KENYA, UGANDA,
RWANDA AND SOUTH SUDAN)
 HIGH CAPACITY, MODERN, SAFE,
RELIABLE
 CONCESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
FINANCING FROM CHINA AND
ELSEWHERE
 EPC/ TURNKEY (Method of
Procurement)
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13. SGR PROTOCOL
 SIGNED ON MAY 11, 2014 IN NAIROBI
 COMMITMENT BY PARTNER STATES
TO SGR
 SIMILAR RAILWAY STANDARDS AND
SPECIFICATIONS
 JOINT PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND
OPERATION
 JOINT MOBILIZATION OF FINANCIAL
RESOURCES
 INTEGRATED INSTITUTIONAL
FRAMEWORK FOR DECISION MAKING
 JOINT HUMAN RESOURCE
DEVELOPMENT
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14. REGIONAL COMMITMENT
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15. Map of SGR
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16. PROPOSED SGR
SYSTEM
 TOTAL ROUTE LENGTH IN
UGANDA 1,614 KM
 TRACK GAUGE “STANDARD”
1.435M
 TRAILING LOAD 4,000 GROSS
TONNES
 FREIGHT PAYLOAD 216 TEUS
 PASSENGER CAPACITY 960
PAX
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17. TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
 GRADIENT MAXIMUM 1.2%
 HORIZONTAL CURVATURE
MINIMUM 800 TO 1200M
 SPEED 120 KPH
 AXLE LOAD 25 TONNE
 LOADING GAUGE FOR DOUBLE
STACKED CONTAINERS
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18. TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
 LINE CAPACITY OVER 40
TRAINS/DAY
 PRE-STRESSED CONCRETE
SLEEPERS
 LEVEL CROSSINGS-MINOR
ROADS
 ELECTRIC TRACTION – (25KV,
AC-DC-AC)
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19. TYPICAL TRACK SECTION
Category Thickness
ballast(uppe
r layer)
30cm
ballast(lowe
r layer)
20cm
Base 60cm
Sub-base 190cm
Base course variable
770cm
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20. BENEFITS TO THE
ECONOMY
 REDUCED TRANSPORT COSTS FROM
CURRENT 16 US CENTS (ROAD) TO
BELOW 5 US CENTS (RAIL) PER
TONNE-KM
 REDUCED RAIL TRANSIT TIMES
FROM MOMBASA TO KAMPALA
FROM CURRENT 10 DAYS TO 1 DAY
 REDUCED ROAD WEAR & TEAR
 REDUCED TRANSPORTATION
ENERGY (FUEL) CONSUMPTION BY
80%
 REDUCED ROAD ACCIDENTS
 REDUCED MOTOR VEHICLE
EMISSIONS BY 72%
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21. BENEFITS TO THE
ECONOMY (CONT’D)
 IMPROVED SAFETY
 REDUCED ECONOMIC DRAG
 INCREASED ECONOMIC
ACTIVITY
 ENHANCED REGIONAL
INTEGRATION AND
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
 INTEGRATION OF UGANDA
INTO WORLD MARKET AND
TRADE
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22. ECONOMIC BENEFITS
 BENEFITS TO ECONOMY BY 2040 USD $118
BN
 TRANSPORT COST SAVINGS USD $2 BN P.A
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23. Phasing of the Project
 Phase 1:
I. MALABA-KAMPALA (EASTERN
ROUTE) - 258KM
II. TORORO-GULU-NIMULE WITH
BRANCH FROM GULU -
PAKWACH (NORTHERN ROUTE)
760KM
 Phase 2:
I. KAMPALA-BIHANGA-MIRAMA
HILLS (SOUTHERN ROUTE) -
294KM
II. BIHANGA-KASESE-MPONDWE
(WESTERN ROUTE)– 377KM
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24. CURRENT STATUS
 EPC/TURNKEY CONTRACT SIGNED ON
30TH MARCH 2015 FOR EASTERN AND
NORTHERN SGR ROUTES
 PRELIMINARY WORKS COMMENCED
JUNE 2015
 PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING DESIGNS
UNDERWAY ON THE WESTERN ROUTE
 MOU SIGNED WITH CONTRACTOR MAY
JUNE 2015
 CONSTRUCTION PERIOD ESTIMATED
36 MONTHS
 CONSTRUCTION PERIOD ESTIMATED
36 MONTHS
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26. MAJOR COST AREAS
 TOTAL LAND ESTIMATE 17,720
HECTARES
 SUPER LARGE BRIDGES: TWO
ACROSS RIVER NILE IN UGANDA
I.E. JINJA (875M SPAN) AND
PAKWACH (250M SPAN)
 VIADUCTS AND SMALL
BRIDGES: 33.8 KM IN UGANDA
 TUNNELS: 7.6 KM IN UGANDA
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27. TYPICAL TRACK SECTION
Category Thickness
ballast(uppe
r layer)
30cm
ballast(lowe
r layer)
20cm
Base 60cm
Sub-base 190cm
Base course variable
770cm
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30. EARTHWORK SLOPE
PROTECTION
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31. MAJOR COST
AREAS
 SUPER LARGE BRIDGES: TWO
ACROSS RIVER NILE IN
UGANDA I.E. JINJA (875M
SPAN) AND PAKWACH (250M
SPAN)
 VIADUCTS AND SMALL
BRIDGES: 33.8 KM
 TUNNELS: 7.6 KM
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32.  PROPOSED NEW SGR HQ
COMPLEX IN KAMPALA
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33. PROGRESS IN KENYA-
VIADUCT (BRIDGE)PIERS
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34. PROGRESS IN KENYA-
CONCRETE SLEEPERS
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35. KENYA PROGRESS-FABRICATING A
BRIDGE BEAM/GIRDER
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36. KENYA PROGRESS -
DEMONSTRATION SECTION
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37. BUSINESS & DEVELOPMENT
OPPORTUNITIES
 ROLLING STOCK LEASING
 OPERATIONS AND
MAINTENANCE
 INDUSTRIAL, BUSINESS AND
LEISURE PARKS
 MINING AND MINERAL
PROCESSING
 PLANNED ACCOMMODATION
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38. BUSINESS & DEVELOPMENT
OPPORTUNITIES
 COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE
AND AGRO-PROCESSING HUBS
 TOURISM, HOTELS AND
ENTERTAINMENT
 SOCIAL ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
 FEEDER TRANSPORT
SYSTEMS (AIR WATER AND
ROAD).
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39. End
Thank You
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