One of the prestigious representatives of the Turkish construction sector worldwide Building Center, with the groundbreaking ceremony held in Uganda on November 21, 2024 Malaba-Kampala Railway Projectwhat has officially begun. This historic ceremony held in Tororo was attended by the President of Uganda Yoweri Museveni, Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye to Kampala Mehmet Fatih Ak, Yapı Merkezi Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors Dr. Erdem Arioglu and Yapı Merkezi Construction General Manager Mustafa Kopuz She attended.
Importance and Scope of the Project
The 273-kilometer Malaba-Kampala Railway Line, with a design speed of 120 kilometers per hour, will be fully electrified and will be built in accordance with European and American standards. The project includes:
- 2 big stations,
- 4 medium-sized stations,
- 1 marshalling yard (loading-unloading center),
- 3 load terminals it will include.
The project is of critical strategic importance not only to Uganda but to the entire East African region. The line will modernize the region's logistics infrastructure and accelerate trade from the interior of East Africa to the Malaba border crossing and from there to Kampala.
Economic and Strategic Contributions
This railway line will play a significant role in Uganda’s economic development goals. The modern electrified infrastructure will reduce carbon emissions and ensure environmental sustainability. In addition, the cost of freight transport will decrease, increasing trade volumes between Uganda and neighboring countries.
This investment aims to accelerate regional integration and economic development, while also strengthening the transportation infrastructure of the East African Community (EAC).
Contribution to the Turkish Contracting Industry
About 3 billion dollars The Malaba-Kampala Railway Project, worth 100,000 TL, reveals the point that the Turkish contracting sector has reached in the international arena. On October 14, 2024 The signed contract is one of the largest projects undertaken by Turkish companies abroad.
Yapı Merkezi's success in this project further reinforces the strong position of the Turkish contracting sector in Africa and other developing regions. Yapı Merkezi Vice Chairman of the Board Dr. Erdem AriogluIn his statement at the signing ceremony, he expressed that they were very proud of the economic and logistical contributions the project would make to the region.
Conclusion
The Malaba-Kampala Railway Project stands out as a step that will modernize Uganda’s transportation infrastructure, strengthen regional cooperation and accelerate economic development. This project, led by Yapı Merkezi, will go down in history as another concrete example of the international success of Turkish engineering.
Once this mega project is completed, Uganda and East Africa will usher in a new era in logistics and trade.
