[1] The 400 kilo Volt power line starts at the 400kV substation a Karuma Hydroelectric Power Station, Kiryandongo District, in Uganda's Western Region, approximately 260 kilometres (162 mi), by road, north of Kampala, the capital and largest city in the country.
[2] The power line travels in a general south-easterly direction to end at another 440kV substation owned by Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL), located at Kawanda, in Wakiso District, a total distance of about 264 kilometres (164 mi).
[1] The power line is being developed in tandem with the 600 MW Karuma Hydroelectric Power Station, whose output is expected to be consumed locally and the balance sold regionally, with Burundi, Rwanda and DR Congo as potential customers.
[1] and (b) The 80 kilometres (50 mi) 132 kV Karuma–Lira High Voltage Power Line, which connects Karuma to Lira.
The supervising engineering company is "Intec Gopa International Energy Consultants".