A few metres before River Mpanga joins Lake George, there is a tale of two worlds; one covered by a stunning beauty of forest canopy and rare cycad plants and the other, bare brown soils, come alive.
On the river's highest falls, about 40 metres high, lies the 18 megawatts Mpanga Small Hydropower Station, whose capacity to generate power is dependent on the water in the river that flows from the Rwenzori Mountains through the districts of Kabarole, Kyenjojo and Kamwenge, before it feeds into Lake George.
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