[2] The facility is located across the Achwa River, in Gulu District, Northern Uganda.

[3] This is approximately 65 kilometres (40 mi), by road, northeast of Gulu, the largest city in Northern Uganda.

[4] Achwa 1 is a run-of-the-river hydroelectricity project with planned annual output of 274 GWh.

[6] The power generated will be evacuated via the Lira–Gulu–Agago High Voltage Power Line, a 132kV high voltage transmission line, to a substation in Lira, a distance of approximately 140 kilometres (87 mi), where it will be sold to the Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (“UETCL”).

[3][5] In 2016, solicitation for bids to carry out feasibility and environmental impact assessments for this power station, were advertised.