Endeavor Energy Announces Appointment of Syed Jaffar as Managing Director
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Endeavor Energy Announces Appointment of Syed Jaffar as Managing Director
Leading Africa-focused power generation company adds senior finance executive to drive strategic growth and capital partnerships
Accra, Ghana / Boston, Massachusetts (October 15, 2025) – Endeavor Energy Holdings LLC, an Africa-focused independent power generation company backed by Denham Sustainable Infrastructure, announces the appointment of Syed Jaffar as Managing Director, effective July 2025.
Endeavor Energy has developed three baseload power generation assets totaling 450MW across West Africa, delivering reliable and low-cost power to facilitate economic growth while prioritizing community development and emissions reduction. The company has an extensive development pipeline of power projects across Africa, positioning itself as a leading platform for institutional investors and development finance institutions.
Mr. Jaffar is an experienced energy infrastructure executive with nearly two decades of experience in project
development, structured finance, and private equity across Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. He has led capital raises exceeding $1 billion for power and energy transition projects. In his new role, he will lead Endeavor Energy’s strategic initiatives, with a focus on developing large-scale gas and LNG-to-power infrastructure.
Most recently, he served as Senior Energy Advisor for energy transition at Helios Investment Partners, focusing on private equity and credit investment, project development and structuring, contract negotiation, financial modeling, and strategic partnerships for project finance.
Previously, he spent eight years at GE including Vice President of Energy Financial Services (GE Capital) for EMEA Power & Renewables, managing equity investments and project finance for renewables and thermal power investments in Africa, Europe, and Asia. His early career was in structured finance at Mashreq Bank in the Middle East. He holds an MBA degree from INSEAD and BA (Hons) Economics from the University of Manchester.
Mr. Jaffar’s appointment strategically positions Endeavor to accelerate growth in Africa’s expanding LNG and gas power market, with his expertise in project finance and institutional investor relationships instrumental as Endeavor scales its platform and develops critical baseload power infrastructure across the continent. The appointment reflects Endeavor’s commitment to assembling world-class leadership as the company advances its mission to deliver reliable energy solutions across Africa.
Erik Granskog, CEO of Endeavor Energy, commented: “Jaffar’s extensive experience in energy infrastructure financing across emerging markets makes him an invaluable addition to our leadership team. His background in LNG-to-power, project finance and institutional investor relationships will be instrumental as we scale our platform and deliver critical baseload power infrastructure.”
Syed Jaffar, Managing Director of Endeavor Energy, added: “Africa represents one of the world’s most compelling energy infrastructure investment opportunities, with massive unmet demand for reliable baseload power and significant untapped opportunities for LNG. I look forward to working with our team to attract institutional capital and development finance partnerships that will accelerate our growth and deliver strong returns while creating substantial development impact.”
About Endeavor Energy
Endeavor Energy Holdings LLC is an American independent power generation company that provides critical base-load electricity in Africa. Backed by Denham Capital, Endeavor has catalyzed over $1.1 billion of investment across three operational projects. The company is committed to developing, owning, and operating power generation assets that contribute to Africa’s energy security and economic development.
Follow at www.endeavor-energy.com
About Denham Capital
Founded in 2004, Denham Capital is a global energy transition investment firm, having raised more than $12 billion (which includes funds now managed by Trace Capital) of capital across multiple sectors. Specializing in private equity, infrastructure and credit, we invest in sectors that are central to the economic and resource transitions happening globally. We deliver the metals and minerals and sustainable infrastructure needed for today and tomorrow.
Denham Capital sponsors entrepreneurs, delivering the financial resources and industry expertise needed to create and grow successful infrastructure and resource businesses. We seek to establish long term partnerships with entrepreneurs and companies who share our vision for growth and value creation. Our investment teams have extensive renewable power, infrastructure and mining investment experience, including technical experience as engineers, operators, and business owners.
Our firm is built on a foundation of experience, fairness, economic rationale, flexibility and trust, and we bring these values into every opportunity we pursue. We believe our tactical familiarity within our industry sectors along with a disciplined approach centered around fairness and shared success make us an ideal partner.
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