 Also in 2013, work on the 600 megawatt Karuma Power Station commenced at a budgeted cost of about US$2 billion, including US$250 million to build the high-voltage transmission lines to evacuate the generated power.Completion was planned for late 2018.However, a more realistic completion date is in late 2019 or early 2020.

, about six operational mini-hydropower plants are connected to the national electricity grid, supplying about 65 megawatts.