Director & Co-Founder, Mahlako A Phahla Investments
Meta Mhlarhi is a Co-founder and Director of Mahlako A Phahla Group, an investment holding company focused on investments, asset management and advisory services within the financial services, energy, infrastructure, social infrastructure and telecommunications sectors. She has over 22 years of professional and finance industry experience advising both corporate and public-sector clients.
Meta has extensive energy and infrastructure investment experience and is part of the team developing a hydrogen and ammonia project. Meta was appointed to serve on the Green Hydrogen Panel by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition. Her demonstrated record ranges from being part of teams that have concluded a first of its kind energy wheeling deal, developed Wind projects, managed two large Solar PV projects, and advised on two energy related Strategic Integrated Projects.
Meta has wide-ranging experience in banking having worked in the Corporate Finance division of Investec and has extensive governance and management experience. In recognition of her entrepreneurial journey, Meta was awarded the Entrepreneur of the Year award by the African Women Chartered Accountants and was also selected as a Woman of Fortitude to continue the legacy of Mama Albertina Sisulu.
Meta is also the Co-founder and current Chairperson of the Black Energy Professionals Association (BEPA), an organisation that exists to represent and champion the specific interests of black people with the aim to achieve radical economic transformation of the Energy sector in South Africa.