River Lubilia is situated in western Uganda originating from the Ruwenzori Mountain Ranges, and
flowing southerly to join the bigger Lubilia-Tako, which forms a natural border with the Democratic
Republic of Congo before draining into Lake Edward. The river is currently used used as a
freshwater source for two water supply systems for the neighbouring communities; the bigger one
being the Bwera Gravity Flow Scheme. In some literature the river name is written as Lhubiriha
instead of Lubilia which is stated on the 1:50000 topographic sheet series for Uganda.
The proposed Lubilia mini-hydropower site is located at coordinates; E 00140761, N 0009518
(according to the Transverse Mercator Projection, UTM 36N). It lies in Bushangwa village in
Ihandiro sub-county in Bukonjo County in Kasese District.
In order to assess its hydro-electric power potential, there is need to analyse its catchment
characteristics and the discharge patterns including its low and high flows. The results of this
analysis therefore, constitute an important input into the design process of the proposed Hydro-
electricity facility and provide an indication of its safe capacity and hydrological reliability.