Kaiso and Tonya are small settlements, about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) apart, on the eastern shores of Lake Albert.

[2] This is approximately 61 kilometres (38 mi) by road, west of Hoima, the nearest large town and the location of the district headquarters.

[4] The power station is a planned joint project by Tullow Oil Uganda Limited, who will supply the fuel, and Jacobsen Electricity Company (Uganda) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Jacobsen Elektro AS, an independent Norwegian power production company, who will construct and operate the plant.

According to Uganda's government officials, construction is expected to commence in 2016 and last 10 months, with commissioning in 2017.

Of that, US$25.5 million (UGX:65.5 billion) representing 15 percent of the total, will be contributed by the Ugandan government.