Guinea is a unique country in Africa in terms of natural resources, because one of their major natural resources is the ability to produce hydroelectric power. It achieves this through the Djibloho Dam, a gravity dam that is located on the Wele River in addition to the Kaleta hydroelectric facility on the Konkoure River in Central Guinea. China has helped Guinea unlock their hydroelectric potential by way of the state owned China International Water & Electric Corporation (CIWEC). The CIWEC created a plan that would generate an average of 965 million kWh annually. For the Kaleta facility, Guinea funded 25 percent of it and a Chinese bank provided credit for the remaining 75 percent of the funds needed for the project (Poindexter).

This partnership between Guinea and China shows how investment can help improve infrastructure in Africa. Guinea has always had the capability to have hydroelectric power, but they did not have the means to achieve it. China has continuously helped fund and build up the hydroelectric infrastructure in Guinea. This has helped the Guinean people and government, as they had struggled for consistent electricity before this, but has also benefited the Chinese, as they have also been able to turn a profit through this endeavor.

The hydroelectric success story that is Guinea also suggests that this may be possible for other countries in Africa in some capacity. Not all countries have the ability for hydroelectric power, especially at the level that Guinea has been able to achieve, but there is possibility for reusable energy in other ways, like wind and solar. Those forms of energy are much more accessible for most other countries, but like Guinea, they may just need the foreign financial investment to get their own programs started.