The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREE) has received a grant from the African Development Bank (AfDB), for the implementation of the West Africa Regional Desert-to-Power Program (WAREP) and intends to apply a portion of this grant to payments made under the grant for the hiring of a consulting firm to conduct feasibility studies on Clean Mini-Grids in Burkina Faso, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali and Niger.