{"id":803575,"date":"2024-12-10T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=803575"},"modified":"2024-12-10T09:56:15","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T07:56:15","slug":"business-talk-dbsa-executive-mpho-mokwele-unpacks-the-key-takeaways-from-cop29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/energy\/803575\/business-talk-dbsa-executive-mpho-mokwele-unpacks-the-key-takeaways-from-cop29\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Talk \u2013 DBSA executive Mpho Mokwele unpacks the key takeaways from COP29"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this Business Talk with Michael Avery interview, Mpho Mokwele discusses the biggest takeaways from COP29 and how they will impact private capital investments in Sub-Saharan Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mokwele is Group Executive for the Transaction Division of the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He is a qualified Chartered Accountant &#8211; with 16 years of experience in corporate and project finance &#8211; and has been instrumental in leading the DBSA\u2019s investments under the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To date, his team has executed over 62 infrastructure projects &#8211; including 35 renewable energy projects in Sub-Saharan Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before working at the DBSA, Mokwele worked at KPMG as a senior manager in the corporate finance division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The interview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In this Business Talk interview, Mokwele discusses why it was important for Africa to have a strong voice at COP29.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He discusses the biggest hurdles Africa faces in attracting private capital for its renewable energy industry, and reveals the ideas he believes can stimulate interest in the short term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mokwele then discusses the DBSA, explaining how it balances its dual mandates of financial sustainability and developmental impact when tackling private capital challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also unpacks how innovative financial tools will play a key role in achieving the needed scale of operations for Sub-Saharan Africa to grow its renewable energy industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mokwele concludes the interview by outlining the most notable talking points from COP29 that will have an impact on Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the full interview with Mpho Mokwele below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Business Talk - Mpho Mokwele discusses private capital in Africa\u2019s climate finance landscape\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7mJj1-EUlXs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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