Penny Winton has wide-ranging experience in development, climate, project finance, and the energy sector. She has over 40 years of experience, largely in the public utility energy sector (Eskom Treasury), where her expertise, amongst others, covers money and bond markets (local and international), interest and foreign exchange risk management, governance, financing, and private sector de-risking instruments. She led negotiations in excess of 7bn whilst at Eskom. She was a member of the 1st accreditation panel of the Green Climate Fund, working on the accreditation framework and accreditation of public and private entities. Penny worked as an independent member of the Presidential Task Team on Climate Finance. She currently represents SANEA as an observer to the Climate Investment Fund. She hopes to facilitate an improved understanding of what constitutes public versus private finance and associated de-risking mechanisms and to encourage conversations on the financial ecosystems the world needs to shift to a more just and inclusive society.
