[2] The station is approximately 198 kilometres (123 mi), by road, east of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.

[7] In August 2012, Ugandan print media reported that the power station was in the process of upgrading the plant's capacity to 80 megawatts, at an estimated cost of US$60 million.

[8] In May 2017, the Uganda Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development gave the installed capacity at this power station at 89 megawatts.

With only twelve percent electrification and large industrial growth, demand is rising consistently, which increases the power required from the station.

[11] In November 2023, the Ugandan ministry of finance and economic planning began making preparations to acquire the 50 MW Electromaxx Generation Plant at Tororo.