The hydroelectric plant is located along the Kagera River, on the border between Uganda and Tanzania.
The hydroelectric plant is entirely built in Uganda and consists of 9 meters high and 230 m long wei with the scope of creating a small basin upstream of the power plant that will make it possible to exploit the flow of the river in the most efficient way and maximize the jump and a compact power plant with nr. 3 Kaplan turbines. The hydroelectric plant is of the flowing type with a gross head of 8.5 m and a maximum flow rate of 210 m3 / s. The installed power is equal to 16 MW.
The hydroelectric plant came into operation in 2021.
