National Water and Sewerage Corporation: Utility Account Brief

Executive overview

Key findings

UGX 8.2 trillion: cost of the 2025–2030 Strategic Plan (plan, launched April 2026)

UGX 622 billion: turnover in FY 2023/24, with EBITDA of UGX 142 billion (audited)

UGX 157 billion: loans outstanding at 30 June 2024 (audited)

UGX 69.94 billion: unpaid water bills from 40 government agencies at December 2025 (reported to Parliament)

Buyer relevance

Who the report is for

Pipe, valve and pump suppliers

See which network packages are under way, who holds them, and where NWSC's own tenders are the route in.

Water treatment chemical suppliers

Prepare for NWSC's framework tenders, including the bid security and submission rules of the 2025 chlorine tender.

Contractors and engineering consultants

Track donor-financed packages such as Package 2B, Masaka, Wakiso West and Arua, and their financiers' no-objection gates.

Metering and loss-reduction specialists

Size the opportunity from non-revenue water of 34% overall and 39.8% in Kampala, and the district metering pilot.

Decision scope

Questions answered

How does NWSC run its own tenders?

Under the PPDA Act, Cap 205, and PPDA Regulations 2023; the 2025 chlorine tender required a bid security of UGX 45,000,000.

Who holds the largest current contract?

Sogea Satom holds Package 2B, about EUR 92.4 million, which was about 35% complete in September 2026.

Why are some schemes paused?

Tororo and Moroto were on hold pending funding in April 2026, and Parliament linked government arrears to UGX 600 billion of bank borrowing not secured.

What large programme could come next?

A UGX 650 billion, 50-town programme, board-approved in concept and awaiting Government approval in August 2026.

Inside the report

Inside the complete report

1. The Account at a Glance

2. Organisation and Decision-Making

3. Financial Position

4. Priorities and Pressures

5. How National Water and Sewerage Corporation Buys

6. Opportunity Register

7. Commercial Priorities: Where to Focus First

8. Watch List: What to Monitor and What to Do

Source Register

Public preview

What to watch next

Government arrears in the FY 2026/27 budget

Parliament linked arrears to UGX 600 billion of bank borrowing not secured; Tororo and Moroto are paused pending funding.

Government decision on the 50-town loan

UGX 650 billion of work from FY 2027/28 if approved.

NWSC bid notices

The main route for chemicals, pipes and town works.

Wakiso West award

Procurement was at the no-objection stage in April 2026.

Landscape report page showing the opportunity register table with Package 2B, Katosi expansion, Masaka, Wakiso West, AFCON works and other NWSC projects. — Sample page · page 6 of 10
Opportunity Register: NWSC projects by status, stage, contractors, supplier categories, next milestone and route in.

Included

What you receive

The complete PDF report: 10 pages, 9 sections, 6 tables and a register of 19 sources.

This edition

November 2026, First edition.

Evidence & method

Evidence and method

NWSC annual reports, its 10th Corporate Plan and 2025–2030 Strategic Plan, tariff schedules and its own bid notices. Ministry and Auditor General oversight documents, parliamentary reporting on arrears, and dated 2025–2026 reporting on contracts, financing and project status.

Sources

19 sources, listed in the report's source register. Evidence current to 3 November 2026. Principal data periods: FY 2023/24 audited results (year ended 30 June 2024); FY 2024/25 performance from the 2025–2030 Strategic Plan. Project and procurement status checked against public sources on 3 November 2026. Currency is Uganda shillings (UGX) unless stated; euro and US dollar amounts are given where the source states them..

Lead analyst

Robert C. Brears

Founder, Our Future Water Intelligence

Robert C. Brears is a water-security specialist and author whose work examines utility governance, infrastructure investment, climate resilience and long-term water-system change for executive and policy audiences.

Decision-focused utility intelligence
Published water-policy author
Evidence-grounded system analysis

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