The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE), under the Desert-to-Power West Africa Regional Energy Program – Phase 1 (WAREP-I), financed by the African Development Bank (AfDB) (Grant No. 2100155041051), invites eligible and qualified audit firms to submit Expressions of Interest for the provision of consulting services to conduct the Project’s Closing External Financial Audit. The assignment aims to provide ECREEE and the AfDB with an independent assessment of the Project’s financial statements, financial management arrangements, internal controls, use of funds, procurement processes and compliance with the applicable financing and grant requirements.
Interested firms must be legally registered and licensed by a recognised professional accountancy body, independent of ECREEE and the Project, and free from any conflict of interest. Applicants should demonstrate substantial experience in external audits of donor-funded and/or multilateral development projects, preferably AfDB-financed operations, as well as sound knowledge of International Standards on Auditing (ISA) and applicable AfDB requirements. Expressions of Interest should provide sufficient information on the firm’s eligibility, institutional capacity and relevant experience. The detailed Terms of Reference (ToR) are available below.
Expressions of Interest must be submitted electronically to warep@ecreee.org, with the email subject line “WAREP-I – CLOSING EXTERNAL FINANCIAL AUDIT”, no later than 30 November 2026 at 23:59 GMT. Requests for further information or clarification may be sent between 10:00 and 16:00 GMT to gkouhie@ecreee.org, copying aobasi@ecreee.org. Please note that these clarification contact addresses should not be copied when submitting Expressions of Interest.