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Eaton Uganda The project consists of the acquisition of two tower networks in Uganda by Eaton Towers Uganda Limited (the Company, Borrower or Eaton Uganda) for a total project cost of US$153 million (the Project).  The Company will use the proposed debt financing from IFC and other lenders along with equity and internal cash generation to fund the acquisition of existing tower sites from Orange Uganda Limited and Warid Telecom Uganda Limited in a negotiated sale, in addition to supporting its plans to add build-to-suit towers over the next two years to support additional demand. (i) Expand mobile telecommunication access: With the improvements to current networks and construction of additional tower sites, existing mobile phone operators will be able to expand the reach of their services both in terms of geographic coverage and network traffic capacity.  In addition, collocation reduces the incremental cost of expanding service for all carriers thereby allowing them to service remote and economically less developed areas where average revenues per user and minutes of use tend to be lower. (ii) Increased competition: The entry of Eaton Uganda will add a second player in the tower sharing market which will lower barriers to entry for smaller and newer mobile phone operators through access to leased towed facilities compared to building their own.  (iii) Expand access to other ICT technologies: Eaton Uganda will be building a tower network capable of not only supporting mobile network traffic but also wireless broadband, backhaul and broadcast networks, which would increase the penetration levels of these technologies. (iv) Contribute to mitigating environmental impact and Climate Change: The Company''s constructed network and services offered will provide a cost effective opportunity for operators to lower their carbon emission as well as physical footprint by sharing infrastructure.  Significant benefits of tower sharing arise from the material, energy and emissions savings incurred from building only one tower compared to each operator building their own site to cover the same terrain.
Umeme Capex II Umeme Ltd. (Umeme, the Company) is a regulated electricity distribution company in Uganda, supplying over 800,000 customers mainly located in the semi-urban corridor linking Kampala, Entebbe and Jinja. In March 2005, Umeme was awarded a 20 year concession to manage and operate the assets of Uganda Electricity Distribution Company (UEDCL). The award of the concession was part of Ugandas broader privatization of its power sector, which also involved the unbundling of transmission, distribution and generation, and the awarding of concessions for the operation of its existing generation assets. Ugandas power sector privatization was fully supported by the World Bank Group.   In 2009, IFC committed $25 m in debt financing to support Umemes operations. In November 2012, IFC participated in an Initial Public Offering to support Umemes rehabilitation and development of its network through additional connections, implementation of a new customer billing system, rolling out a customer call center and work management centers, and expansion of its environmental, health and safety management capacity; IFC also provided a $70m in debt financing to support 2013-2018 Umemes capital expenditure program mainly involving the upgrade and expansion of medium voltage transmission lines and substations and through the introduction of pre-paid meters across its customer base. IFC is now proposing to increase its commitment to finance this program by an additional debt financing of $25m (the Project). This project will support the ongoing capital expenditure program of Umeme; it will contribute and further support (i) increased access to electricity through network expansion and connection of additional customers to the grid; (ii) reduction of technical and commercial distribution losses, leading to a decrease in overall distribution costs, (iii) improvement in the overall quality of services to end users; (iv)  demonstration of the viability and sustainability of privately operated power distribution in Sub-Saharan Africa;
Roofings Rolling Mills Limited Roofings Limited (Roofings), the largest Uganda-based manufacturer of steel building materials, is implementing a 3-phase expansion program setting up a (i) Wire Galvanizing Plant; (ii) Hot Rolling Mill Complex and; (iii) Cold Rolling Mill Complex, all together the Project. 

The Project will be implemented over 4 years (2009-12), under the Roofings subsidiary Roofings Rolling Mills Limited (Sponsor or RRM), a Uganda-based subsidiary of Roofings. Upon Project completion, RRM is expected to produce and sell steel construction materials (such as galvanized wire, high tensile reinforcement bars, cold rolled coils, galvanized iron coils and pre-painted galvanized iron coils) for both the local and export markets. The Project is expected to have a strong development impact by: (i) providing consumers with increased access to high quality steel products in a 110-million people market; (ii) contributing to the upgrade of local business practices through the introduction of modern production technology; (iii) positively impacting other sectors such as construction and low-income housing; (iv) focusing on job creation and retention; and (v) encouraging other economic operators to move into the new industrial park.
UGANDA LEASING COMPANY Summary Of Project Information (SPI)       Project Name    Uganda:Uganda Leasing Company                     Region    Sub-Saharan Africa      Sector   Project No003698   Projected Board DateFebruary 26, 1996   Company NameUganda Leasing Company (UL)   Technical Partner and/or Major Shareholders    	Development Finance Company of Uganda (DFCU) was the project sponsor and is the largest shareholder with 35% of the equity.  IFC is a 18.75% shareholder in  UL  and a 25% shareholder in DFCU.    Project Cost Including proposed IFC investment    	US$2 million    Location of project and Description of site    	Kampala, Uganda    Description of Company and Purpose of Project    	UL started operations in mid-1995 as the first dedicated leasing company in the country, with a capital of US$1.5 million equivalent.  To enable it to undertake foreign currency denominated leases it requires term funding.  Given that it has no credit history, and the shortage of such funding from local institutions in Uganda, it is necessary that UL raise loans from its shareholders, and in due course from overseas lenders.  The proposed loan from IFC will enable UL to write foreign currency denominated leases for export oriented companies in Uganda.     Environmental Category and Issues    	This is a financial intermediary(FI)) category project according to IFCs environmental review procedures.  The Company is required to undertake an environmental review of each eligible lessees compliance with Government of Ugandas environmental and occupational health and safety laws, regulations and standards as well as World Bank policies.  In addition, IFC will assess ULs capability to carry out environmental reviews.                  Date SPI sent to PIC     January 22, 1996      For Additional Information contact:  Corporate Relations Unit -   telephone: (202) 473-7711   facsimile: (202) 676-0365
AEF Conrad Plaza SUMMARY OF  PROJECT INFORMATION     Country/Project Name		Uganda-Conrad Plaza    Region				Sub-Saharan Africa   Sector				Construction   Project No.			007260			   Projected Approval Date	September 30, 1996   Company Name		Conrad Plaza Ltd.   Technical Partners and/or Major Shareholders:  The sponsors are Joe Roy (50%) and his wife, Daisy Roy (50%), both Ugandan nationals. The Roys main businesses include Dairo Air Services and the Modern Jet Service Center, which are incorporated in the U.K. and operate out of the Gatwick and Kent airports respectively. Their investments in Uganda include a cattle ranch, a supermarket, a fuel transport company, and commercial and residential property. Mentor Management, the projects managers, will manage Conrad Plaza during and after construction.   Project Cost including proposed IFC investment   	Project Cost:		US$ 5.0 million equivalent   IFC investment:		US$ 1.5 million (loan)   Location of Project and Description of Site:  The project will be located on the southern edge of the Central Business District of Kampala. The building is adjacent to Entebbe Road,  the major road leading into Kampala.   Description of  Company and Purpose of  Project:  The project involves the construction and development of a high quality office/commercial block in Kampala. The building will have a lettable space of 3,537 square meters.   Despite strong economic growth, construction of new office blocks is proceeding slowly, reflecting the limited equity resources of private entrepreneurs and the scarcity of local and foreign long term financing. By providing medium term financing, IFC would increase the supply of much needed office space in Kampala.   Environmental Category and Issues:  This is a category B project according to IFCs environmental review procedure. Environmental health and safety issues include sewage treatment/disposal, liquid and solid waste disposal, water and power supply, secondary containment for fuel storage, PCBs, CFC-free cold storage and air conditioning, fire safety measures, earthquake protection, and employee training and general safety.  The sponsor has submitted information addressing the issues listed above.  An ERS has been finalized and will be released to the PIC on August 30, 1996.   Date SPI sent to PIC     August 30, 1996			   For additional Information contact:   Corporate Relations Unit -  telephone (202) 473-7711- facsmile:   (202) 676-0365    	  Environmental documents for this project are available at http://www.ifc.org and from the World Bank InfoShop (http://www.worldbank.org/html/pic/aboutinfo.html).
Merryland School Merryland High School Limited (Merryland or the School) is a secondary education provider operating from two campuses in Entebbe, Uganda. In 2012, Merryland embarked on an expansion program to i) increase capacity at its original campus by 900 students and ii) expand to a second campus with a capacity of 1,500 students. This project began in 2012 and is partially complete. Completion is expected by the end of 2016. i) Increased access to affordable, quality education; ii) promoting the integration of academic and vocational education in the East African education sector; ii) demonstration of the commercial viability of quality private education in Uganda at a price point which is accessible to the middle class; iii) enhanced ability of students to earn livelihoods, both through formal employment or small scale entrepreneurship, due to vocational training.
AEF Kiwa II Industries Limited SUMMARY OF  PROJECT INFORMATION (SPI)    Project name			Uganda-Kiwa (II) Industries Ltd   Region				Sub-Saharan Africa   Sector				Cement and Construction Materials   Project No				007915   Projected Board Date		March 31, 1997   Company Name			Kiwa Industries Ltd   Technical Partners and/or Major Shareholders: The major shareholders of the Company are: Mr. P. Waswa (40%) Mrs. R. Waswa (10%) and Mrs. R. Kisitu (18%); and others (32%).  The project sponsors are successful business people with a proven track record in the building products industry.    Project Cost including proposed IFC Investment:   	Project cost	:	US$1,393,911    IFC investment	:	US$250,000   Location of Project and Description of Site: The project is located on a 0.46 ha site at Nakawa Industrial Area, 5 km from Kampala city centre.   Description of  Company and Purpose of  Project: Kiwa Industries Ltd (KIL) is a profitable business which has been in operation for the past five years and produces concrete roofing tiles in Kampala.  The recent construction boom in Uganda has spurred demand for building materials.  The project is to expand and modernize Kiwas operations through de-bottlenecking and automating the production process.  Production would increase from the present 720,000 tiles per year to equipments rated capacity of 1.4 million tiles per year.  APDF has assisted the sponsors in structuring the project and preparing a project feasibility study report.   Developmental Impact: The project will add value to local resources by producing high quality tiles and will provide more building materials to the construction industry.   IFC Role: IFCs role is to provide long term finance which is not readily available in the country.  IFC together with APDF has provided significant assistance to the sponsor in reviewing and structuring the project to suit local market conditions.    Environmental Categories and Issues: Category B.  Environmental and occupational health and safety issues include liquid and solid waste disposal, power supply, provision of ventilation and protective equipment, general safety training, and fire protection.  Liquid and solid waste will not be emitted and safety equipment and training will be provided to all employees.  The Environmental Review Summary is available at the Public Information Center.   Date SPI sent to PIC			February 25, 1997   For additional Information contact:  Corporate Relations Unit - Telephone (202) 473-7711- facsimile:   (202) 676-0365  Environmental documents for this project are available at http://www.ifc.org and from the World Bank InfoShop (http://www.worldbank.org/html/pic/aboutinfo.html).
Grainpulse The proposed investment is an A Loan of up to US$11 million to Grainpulse Limited (Grainpulse or the Company) in Uganda. The Company engages in coffee and grain supply chain management, human and animal nutrition, and is also the pioneer in local fertilizer blending in the country. The investment will support the Companys ongoing US$17.6 million expansion program which will be complemented by an advisory services program to support smallholder farmers, agro-input dealers and retailers in the country (the Project). The Project may be supported by IFC as the implementing entity of the Private Sector Window of the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP). The most significant, expected project-level outcome is an increase in the supply and delivery of quality crop-specific fertilizer for smallholder farmers in Uganda. Beyond the Project, IFC anticipates that its investment will increase competitiveness in the country's fertilizer sector by changing the market structure through demonstration and replication effects, capacity building and skill development.
AEF Executive Investment Limited Summary of Project Information     Project Name		:	Uganda  Executive Investments Ltd.    Region			:	Sub-Saharan Africa    Sector			:	Industrial and Consumer Services    Project No			:	008726    Project Board Date	:	April 15, 1998    Company Name		:	Executive Investments Ltd.    Technical Partners and/or Major Shareholders:  The Company is owned by Mr. P.C. Jani and his brother B.C. Jani    Project cost including proposed IFC Investment:    	Project Cost	:	US$3.1 million,    	Proposed IFC Loan	:  	US$1 million    Location of project and Description of site:  	Kampala City centre, in a residential area.  The site previously had houses on it.    Description of Company and Purpose of Project:  The project is to build an eight floor apartment building in the city centre of Kampala.  The project will improve the availability of quality residential space in Kampala, and supply much needed infrastructure.  The lack of residential space of international quality deprives Uganda of an element that is essential to promote economic growth.  IFC is one of the few sources of long term financing in Uganda.  IFCs participation will assist in completing the financial plan.  Although the sponsors are experienced property developers, this is their first project in Uganda and the first targeted to the rental market.  IFCs support enabled them to go through the government approval process quickly and IFCs technical consultants suggestions have improved the project specifications and market focus.    This is an environmental review category B project.  Environmental and occupational health and safety issues include land use, sewage treatment/disposal, liquid and solid waste disposal, construction materials, power and water supply, CFCs, fire safety measures, and employee training and general safety.  The complex will be connected to Kampalas municipal services for water supply and sewage disposal and power will be supplied from the national/local grid.  Any onsite electrical equipment or transformers will be PCB-free.  Fuel storage will be provided with secondary containment.  Solid waste will be disposed of by the municipality.  All cold storage and air conditioning systems will be CFC-free.  The sponsor is committed to compliance with World Bank fire safety guidelines and a specialized fire safety firm has been retained by the sponsor to conduct an independent fire safety audit.    Date SPI sent to PIC:		March 12, 1998    For additional Invormation contact:  Corporate relations Unit -   				Telephone:	(202) 473-7711   				Facsimile:	(202) 676-0365   Environmental documents for this project are available at http://www.ifc.org and from the World Bank InfoShop (http://www.worldbank.org/html/pic/aboutinfo.html).
Eaton Uganda II The project consists of the acquisition, refurbishment, operation, maintenance and leasing of tower sites by Eaton Towers Uganda Limited (ETUL or the Company), a Uganda-based tower company.  Founded in 2011, ETUL is 100% owned by Eaton Towers Limited (formerly ETW Africa Holdings UK Limited) (ETL or Eaton Holding). The acquisition component of the project consists of the purchase of existing tower sites from Airtel Uganda Limited (Airtel Uganda). This is the Companys third tower portfolio acquisition which almost doubles its size and thereby transforming ETUL into a larger player furthering its economies of scale.  IFC and other lenders and shareholders also financed ETULs first two tower portfolio acquisitions and its subsequent launch in 2012. (i) Expanded and Improved Mobile Telecommunication Access: Service quality and network coverage are currently critical issues for all mobile operators in Uganda.  As their networks improve, operators will be able to offer better services as well as expand the reach of those services both in terms of geographic coverage and network traffic capacity.  Further, infrastructure sharing reduces the incremental cost of service expansion for all carriers thereby making it more feasible to service remote and economically disadvantaged areas.  (ii) Increased Competition: The Company''s further expansion will allow smaller and newer mobile operators to benefit from reduced barriers to entry as they will lease infrastructure instead of building it.   (iii) Expanded Access to Other ICT Technologies: The Company''s tower network is capable of not only supporting mobile but also wireless broadband, backhaul and broadcast networks, which will result in increased penetration of these technologies.
Pearl Dairy The proposed investment consists of an $8 million financing package to Pearl Dairy Farms Limited (Pearl Dairy or the Company), a Ugandan milk processor.   The proposed financing package will be supported by the Private Sector Window of the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP). GAFSP funding plays a catalytic role to create opportunity to support innovative private sector investments and deliver a level of additionality and impact beyond what is possible through IFCs regular operations.  The financing package will support Pearl Dairy in establishing a greenfield powdered milk processing plant in the Mbarara District of Uganda with a handling capacity of 240,000 liters of milk per day. The project will source raw milk from smallholder farmers in the surrounding region and will support the development of milk collection centers to further strengthen the dairy value chain. The Project is in the final stages of construction phase and its commissioning is expected by the second half of 2013. The construction has been financed by sponsor equity, shareholder loans as well as bank loans from Stanbic Uganda.
AEF Mosa Court Apartments SUMMARY OF  PROJECT INFORMATION (SPI)    Project name:		:	Uganda-Mosa Court Apartments Limited   Region			:	Sub Saharan Africa   Sector			:	Tourism   Project No:			:	008727   Projected Board Date	:	December 30, 1997   Company Name		:	Mosa Court Apartments Limited   Technical Partners and/or Major Shareholders:	The company is owned by Mr. Moses Kigongo (85%) and his wife Olive Kigongo (15%).  Proposed managers are Protea Hotels Management Group.   Project Cost including proposed IFC Investment:   	Project cost	:	US$2.7 million   	IFC Investment	:	US$800,000   Location of Project and Description of Site:  The project is located off Shimoni Road /Nile Avenue in Kampala adjacent to the site of the Kampala Sheraton Hotel and within walking distance of government offices and commercial center.     Description of company and purpose of Project:   The project involves the development of an extension to the existing Mosa Court Apartments in Kampala, Uganda.  The extension programme will include refurbishment of the recently acquired 16 old apartments and construction of an additional 25 apartments, support facilities and infrastructure.  53 apartments will be available on the completion of the project and  will have one bedroom with bath    en-suite, living room and a kitchen.      IFC Role is to provide a long term foreign currency loan and to assist in identifying competent corporate managers to run the operation. The project has a strong development impact as it will:  (a) provide additional quality accommodation to improve the infrastructure in Kampala; (b) create about 70 jobs with the attendant social benefits; and (c) earn about US$600,000 per annum of foreign exchange for the country.    Environmental Categories and Issues: B. Environmental and occupational health and safety issues include sewage treatment/disposal, liquid and solid waste disposal, access road construction, employee housing, power and water supply, CFCs, fire safety measures, and employee training and general safety.     The sponsor has presented information to address these issues and to demonstrate that the proposed project will comply with applicable governmental and World Bank requirements.  The information provided about how these potential impacts are addressed in the development of the project is summarized in the ERS  .   The ERS was sent to the PIC on November 10, 1997.   Date SPI sent to PIC:			November 12, 1997   This Summary of Project Information is prepared and distributed to the public in adance of consideration of the proposed transaction by the Corporations Board of Directors.  It is provided for the purpose of enhancing the transparency of IFCs activities and should not be construed as presuming the outcome of IFC Board consideration.   For additional Information contact:  Corporate Relations Unit - Telephone (202) 473-7711- facsimile:   (202) 676-0365   IFCSPI  	      L:\CAF\AEF\UAN\MOSASPI.DOC   November 11, 1997 1:54 PM  Environmental documents for this project are available at http://www.ifc.org and from the World Bank InfoShop (http://www.worldbank.org/html/pic/aboutinfo.html).