Mr. Alois Mhlanga

Alois P. Mhlanga is the Chief of Climate Technology Innovation Unit in the Decarbonisation and Sustainable Energy Division at the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). He has over 23years of experience in the sustainable energy and climate change field and is passionate about the role of innovation and entrepreneurship in the transition to low-carbon and climate resilient economies. He was responsible for flagship programmes in UNIDO such as the establishment of the regional centres for renewable energy and energy efficiency in the ECOWAS and SADC regions and the Global Cleantech Innovation Programme. Before joining UNIDO, Alois was a Renewable Energy Expert at the African Development Bank managing investments in sustainable energy across Africa.