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.In 2015 the central government contracted with Chinese firms to begin building a 550 megawatts (740,000 hp) dam near Souapiti.