Browse the atlas
Asset classes
- Transmission Line80,968
- Power Plant32,429
- Substation / Converter7,614
- Oil & Gas Field7,055
- Coal / Uranium Mine5,382
- Pipeline4,951
- Cement Plant3,513
- Data Centre3,283
- Iron & Steel Plant1,293
- LNG Terminal1,198
- Grid Storage965
- Iron Ore Mine949
- Chemical Plant868
- Interconnector704
- Export Terminal519
- Refinery279
- Storage / Tank Farm38
- Oil / Commodity Contract19
- Hydrogen Project18
- Carbon Capture (CCS)16
Chokepoints
Uganda · asset class
Cement Plants in Uganda
Uganda has 7 cement plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 69th-largest fleet of the 149 countries that hold any, and 0.2% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 5 operating and 2 under construction or proposed.
The largest owner-operators are Hima Cement Ltd (2), Sarrai Group Ltd (2) and Devki Group (1) — Hima Cement Ltd alone is named on 29% of them. Half of Uganda's cement plants in service predate 2015 (median commissioning year of the 5 with a known date), 2 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Tororo Cement Plant, dating from 1952. 2 are in the pipeline, led by Moroto Cement Plant, under construction. They account for 24% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Uganda.
On the interactive map
Who owns Uganda's cement plants
- Hima Cement Ltd2 29%
- Sarrai Group Ltd2 29%
- Devki Group1 14%
- International Holding Ltd1 14%
- Kampala Cement Co Ltd1 14%
- Simba Cement Uganda Ltd1 14%
- Tororo Cement Ltd1 14%
- West China Cement Ltd1 14%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1950s1
- 1990s1
- 2010s3
Median commissioning year 2015 · oldest Tororo Cement Plant (1952) · newest Simba Tororo Cement Plant (2018) · 5 of 7 carry a start date
Under construction & proposed
- Moroto Cement Plant2025 · construction
- Buikwe Cement Plant2025 · construction
How Uganda compares · cement plants by country
Frequently asked
- How many cement plants are there in Uganda?
- OverWatts maps 7 cement plants in Uganda — 0.2% of the world's mapped total, the 69th-largest national fleet of the 149 countries with any.
- Who owns the cement plants in Uganda?
- Hima Cement Ltd is named as owner or operator on the most — 2 of 7 (29%). Next are Sarrai Group Ltd (2), Devki Group (1) and International Holding Ltd (1).
- How old are Uganda's cement plants?
- The median commissioning year is 2015, across the 5 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Tororo Cement Plant (1952); 2 came online in the past ten years.
- What new cement plants are being built in Uganda?
- 2 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Moroto Cement Plant and Buikwe Cement Plant.