The National Development Plan Projects Investment Plan (NDP PIP) is an attendant plan to the NDP that details investment projects (Public, Private and Public-Private Partnerships) during the respective Plan period. The National Planning Authority (NPA) plays a pivotal role in the initial phase of the Public Investment Management System (PIMS) project cycle, specifically in project identification. This stage involves identifying new projects proposed by Ministries, Departments, Agencies (MDAs), and Local Governments (LGs); considering the extension of ongoing projects; and incorporating project ideas to be developed into bankable projects during the Plan period.

The NDP PIP includes high-impact (core) and/or flagship projects and programme-level projects to be implemented by MDAs over a span of five years. These projects are strategically designed to contribute to the overarching goal of the NDP. These projects are envisaged to be financed from various sources as provided for in the NDP financing strategy, including the Government of Uganda (through domestic revenue and public debt, both domestic and external), grants; Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs); Private investment; and other innovative financing sources.

As an annex to NDP, the NDP PIP is integrally linked to Uganda’s broader socio-economic transformation agenda—Uganda Vision 2040. This Vision seeks to transform Uganda from a peasant society into a modern and prosperous nation within 30 years. The PIP is designed to be responsive to the strategies set forth in the NDP and serves as a critical guide in the programming, budgeting, monitoring, and evaluation of projects, ensuring they align with Uganda’s development objectives.

The NDP PIP outlines a comprehensive array of projects designed to deliver on the NDP programme results. These projects are structured at three level: ongoing projects which are already committed in the multiyear commitments and are under implementation: Projects in the pipeline which are already under preparation and are at various stages in line with the PIMS framework and Project ideas that will be further developed for readiness and will be implemented in the outer years of the NDP and subsequent plans on replacement basis.