Oriang Hydroelectric Power Station is a proposed 400 megawatts (540,000 hp) hydroelectric power station in the Northern Region of Uganda.
[2] Oriang is approximately 923 metres (3,028 ft), above sea level.
[3] In 2009, the government of Uganda commissioned a study, titled Project for Master Plan Study on Hydropower Development in the Republic of Uganda, that was conducted by Electric Power Development Company Limited and Nippon Koei Company Limited, and was funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
In 2013, The EastAfrican newspaper reported that this power station was in the process of being prepared for tendering.
[4] The JICA report outlined a possible phased approach, where the power station is built over a number of years and commissioned in phases, to conserve resources and avoid building over-capacity.