[1] The power line starts at the Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) 220kV substation in Masaka.
From Mutukula, the power line continues in a general southeasterly direction to Bukoba, on the western shores of Lake Victoria.
As part of the energy-sharing protocols of the East African Community, and Nile Basin Initiative, Uganda plans to increase energy sales to Tanzania, when Karuma Hydroelectric Power Station comes online.
[6] As of January 2018, the feasibility study, environmental impact assessment and population resettlement plans were complete.
[2] In February 2019, Uganda's junior energy minister, Simon D'Ujanga announced that funds had been secured to upgrade this power line to 400kV.