• CERAWEEK 2025 | March 10-14, 2025
  • CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Jonathan Hoffman

Globeleq

Managing Director Business Development; Head of Southern Africa

Jonathan Hoffman is the Managing Director, Business Development; Head of Southern Africa and South Africa, for Globeleq, a leading independent power producer. Globeleq develops, owns, and operates power plants utilizing various technologies across the continent to help Africa realize its potential. With more than 15 years of project development and financing experience in the power and other infrastructure sectors, Mr. Hoffman is responsible for leading power project development, identifying new business opportunities, defining the development strategy, and managing successful acquisitions and financing in the Southern Africa region. He led the origination, development, financing, and execution of two solar and two wind projects in South Africa that were subsequently awarded power purchase agreements in the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme—a total of 380 MW and $140 million equity commitment from Globeleq. He also achieved closing of three renewable projects in South Africa totalling $700 million in project costs. In Cote d’Ivoire, Mr. Hoffman led Globeleq’s acquisition process for majority ownership. He is an active member of the company’s Investment Committee and Senior Management Committee. During his career, he has worked extensively across Africa, Southeast Asia, India, parts of the Americas, and Europe. Previously, Mr. Hoffman worked for ABB Energy Ventures, Bear Stearns, and was one of the founders of InfraCo where he shared responsibility for managing equity risk capital.

Sessions With Jonathan Hoffman

Thursday, 14 March

  • 11:30am - 12:30pm (CST) / -

    Emerging Economies: Reinventing the power sector in Africa
    Panel Power Geopolitics/Energy Policy/Economics

    As emerging markets take the lead in power demand growth and renewable capacity additions, they will serve as testbeds for new technologies and market structures. Government, developer, investor, and other stakeholders discuss how transitioning economies will reform power sectors in the age of digitalization and electrification. How can they balance long-term resource adequacy and price stability with decentralized and distributed options? What level of revenue risk does an investor perceive in a newly restructured and privatized power market?