Theuns Ehlers
Head: Resource and Project Finance Absa CIB
Experience and Education
• 26 Years of experience across project and export finance, power, infrastructure, metals and mining finance and reserve base lending.
• Extensive experience in the power sector, specifically in renewable energy and gas fired projects having acted as both advisor and debt arranger for projects across Africa.
•Actively involved in the South African renewable energy market, both on Government backed programs and the captive power market, leading the bank’s charges to arrange financing for over 4GW of projects.
•Has closed deals across all major commodities including gold, platinum, coal, chrome, mineral sands, diamonds, copper as well as oil and gas.
•Qualified Chartered Accountant with a B.Com Honours in Accounting.
2025 Agenda Sessions
Sustainable Investment: Catalyst or Constraint for Mining Development?
• Is ESG investing helping or hindering African development?
• Which sustainable financiers are investing in African mining and related services, infrastructure and innovation?
• Which African minerals players are succeeding to attract sustainable investment and why?
• How can African mining become more attractive to sustainable finance?
Wednesday 05 February 14:00 - 15:00 CTICC1
Sustainability Series
• Which sustainable financiers are investing in African mining and related services, infrastructure and innovation?
• Which African minerals players are succeeding to attract sustainable investment and why?
• How can African mining become more attractive to sustainable finance? CTICC1 Africa/Johannesburg
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