This location lies near the town of Kikagati, approximately 75 kilometres (47 mi), by road, south of Mbarara, the largest city in the sub-region.

[4] Kikagati lies approximately 331 kilometres (206 mi), by road, southwest of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in that country.

[6] Kikagati Power Station is a mini-hydropower plant, with initial planned capacity installation of 10 MW (13,000 hp).

Bids were also sought on the nearby Nshungyezi Hydropower Station, a proposed 39 MW (52,000 hp) minihydroplant, approximately 13 kilometres (8.1 mi), downstream of Kikagati, on which TronderEnergi has development rights as well.

UETCL, in turn, sells half of the power station's energy to Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (TANESCO).

[17] A 33kV medium voltage evacuation line transmits the generated energy to a point where it enters the Ugandan electricity grid.