Konkouré River
The Konkouré River is a river in west Africa. The river originates near the town of Konkouré, in west central Guinea, West Africa, and flowing in a westerly direction 303 km to the Atlantic Ocean.
The river generates electricity from the Garafiri Dam, a second hydroelectric dam in planned for construction on the river near Kaléta.[1] In 2015 the central government contracted with Chinese firms to begin building a 550 megawatts (740,000 hp) dam near Souapiti.[2][3][4]
For the biggest part of its course, the river flows over a rocky underground. Together with steep cliffs, this causes many rapids and waterfalls, making the river not suitable for navigation. But it does make the river suitable for electricity production.
References
- ↑ "Gambia river basin hydroelectric project to start". Afrol News. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
Two large dams are planned in the region as part of the project. The first is located at Sambangalou, a village in southern Senegal at River Gambia. The second dam will be at Kaléta, on the Konkouré River in central Guinea. The larger of the two projects is the Sambangalou dam, which will have a capacity of 400 Gigawatt hours (GWH).
- ↑ Elizabeth Ingram (2015-09-23). "Guinea considering Chinese partner to build 550-MW Souapiti hydro". Conkary, Guinea: Hydroworld magazine. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
Souapiti, on the Konkoure River, is expected to cost about $2 billion, and its completion would almost double the country’s electricity generation output.
- ↑ Michael Harris (2015-12-28). "CWE breaks ground on Guinea's 550-MW Souapiti hydropower project". Conkary, Guinea: Hydroworld magazine. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
The China International Water & Electric Corp. has broken ground on the 550-MW Souapiti hydropower project in Guinea.
- ↑ "Chinese firm to build hydropower station in Guinea". Ghana Web. 2016-01-26. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
The Souapiti hydropower plant on the Konkoure River will have an installed capacity of 450,000 kilowatts.
Coordinates: 9°49′50″N 13°47′45″W / 9.8306°N 13.7958°W