It was built by Nuuk-Kraft and it is operated by Nukissiorfiit, Greenland's national energy company.

[2] Unconventionally, the power station is situated 600 metres (2,000 ft) inside a mountain and it consists of 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) of tunnels.

[2] The upper reservoir, Kang Lake, is situated 249 metres (817 ft) above sea level at Buksefjord.

Due to damming and deep inlet, it has a total effective volume of 1.9 cubic kilometres (0.46 cu mi), which is six times more than the annual water consumption by the plant.

[1][3] Nukissiorfiit plans to double the annual power output of the Buksefjord plant by 2029, as a result of increased demand in Nuuk.