Phelan Energy Group Limited was established in 2005 after solar energy solutions grabbed our founder’s, Paschal Phelan, entrepreneurial attention. The Group now have global offices in Dublin, Cape Town, New Delhi, Germany and Afghanistan.
Phelan Energy Group Limited is a leading international energy developer with an exclusive focus on Solar PV. Led by a dynamic trans-national team the group commenced operations in South Africa 15 years ago. It has a total installed, and grid connected, capacity of 260 MWp, with a large and ever-growing international footprint.
Our vision, as an energy developer, is to achieve the lowest cost of solar energy in the world.
Our key solar installation in South Africa is among the largest solar farms in Africa with an installed capacity of 175MW. Furthermore, Phelan Energy Group Limited is constructing an additional Solar Farm in South Africa, which will have an installed capacity of 90 MW once completed.
Phelan Energy Group Limited has entered the Indian solar market in 2016 with a record low bid which drew comment from Prime Minister Narendra Modi that our winning bid, for the first time, brought solar electricity pricing below that of thermal power (i.e. coal). The 70MWp project has commenced operations in November 2018.
Phelan Energy Group Limited brought power to the people of Afghanistan with a 15MWp Project in Kandahar. The project has a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS). We have since signed two additional PPAs in Afghanistan (Sept 2020) for two new innovative solar projects that’s first of their kind, a 24MWp Floating Project and a 40MWp solar project with Battery Energy Storage, along with a healthy pipeline for prospective opportunities for 2021 and beyond.
Through determined cost management, innovation, and efficiency, we have become the lowest cost producer of solar PV systems. We are proud of the track record of our solar farms, all of which perform ahead of their planned output. We continue to retain a minimum 25%-30% equity in each farm and our group balance sheet with a net asset value of over USD100m, with no debt, speaks to our competence and success.
Meet Our Chairman
Paschal Phelan founded Phelan Energy Group Limited in 2005 and is the Group Chairman. Paschal founded Solar Capital, now a subsidiary of PEG in 2008 to enter the South African solar market. PEG is 100% Phelan family owned and is one of the largest, privately owned, Global solar developers. Paschal has a core passion for stewardship and responsibility for our environment, and the future world, for our children. The Phelan family also has extensive international experience and investment in financial services, food manufacturing, real estate and hospitality.
Meet Our Executive Team
Garrith Bezuidenhoudt
Global Head of Hydrogen
Garrith Bezuidenhoudt
Global Head of Hydrogen
In a career spanning over 14 years at the DMRE, Mr Bezuidenhoudt was Chief of Staff to successive Ministers of Energy, as well as overseeing the International Relations portfolio in the former Department of Energy. His illustrious career commenced in the Office of the Premier in the Northern Cape Provincial Government, and has spanned, representation as a director on the Board of the Central Energy Fund (CEF SOC Ltd), the Executive Boards of the International Energy Forum (IEF), the African Petroleum Producers Organisation (APPO), and as the primary focal point for the DMRE to the International Energy Agency (IEA).
Karel De Winter
Director FPV – Advisor to Chairman
Karel De Winter
Director FPV – Advisor to Chairman
Karel is solar energy professional with more than 10 years of experience in the Middle East. Took a leading part in one of the iconic solar energy projects in the UAE. Developing cutting edge solutions for solar industry in Middle East and Africa.
Christy Dolan
Global Head of Construction
Christy Dolan
Global Head of Construction
Christy has over 25 years’ experience in Construction management delivering complex projects with challenging timetables across a broad range of industrial and commercial sectors. Managing the Mechanical construction activities of the relevant project from conception through to delivery, executing projects from bidding through completion.
Pearse Phelan
Head of FloatSun
Pearse Phelan
Head of FloatSun
Joined PEG in 2020 as a Project Manger. Pearse is currently heading up the development of FloatSun which is PEG’s proprietary Floating solar system which seeks to solve many of the problems with existing systems.
Dervila Mahon
Chief Operating Officer
Dervila Mahon
Chief Operating Officer
Dervila has a background in HR, Executive Search and Leadership Coaching and Advisory over the last 20+ Years. As Chief Operating Officer, she supports the growth strategy for people and operations globally.
Jacques Janse van Rensburg
Interim South Africa Country Manager
Jacques Janse van Rensburg
Interim South Africa Country Manager
Have studied a B.Compt with Unisa and completed my Articles with an auditing firm in South Africa, my career started with Subaru South Africa in Cape Town as accountant in 1999. Since leaving Subaru I have held the position as financial manager with Associated Motor Holdings, a subsidiary of the Imperial Group until 2007 after which I joined Phelan Holdings/Solar Capital as financial manager in early 2008. I have since been very involved with new business in the EMEA region in terms of Project Funding and financial modeling and have held the positions of Senior Manager Finance and now Chief Financial Officer for the Africa region.
Global Prominence
We pride ourselves in our ever-growing market share in the renewable energy world. Currently, we have offices and active developments in the following areas:
South Africa
Cape Town
Asset Management Office
The Phelan Energy Group South African Subsidiary, Solar Capital is based in our Cape Town Office. Solar Capital has invested in technology and land in Southern Africa with the potential to develop the continent’s most valuable energy source – the sun.
Ireland
Dublin
International Head Quarters
India
The Center of Excellence for the PEG Construction and Asset Management is based in our New Delhi office in India. Our team there consists of experienced senior executives from some of the leading Solar Developers and EPC companies in India. Our team has in excess of 1GW of solar construction experience.
Afghanistan
Kabul
Secured Pipeline Projects
Project:
Solar Capital Orange
Offtaker:
Eskom Holdings Limited SOC
Phelan Role:
Shareholder, Developer, and EPC Management
Key Project Specifications:
Location: Loeriesfontein, South Africa
Status: Signed PPA – under construction
Installed Capacity: 86 MW
Contracted Capacity : 75 MW
EPC: Sterling & Wilson
PPA term: 20 years
Active Projects
PEG Bhadla 70 MW
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PEG Bhadla 70 MW
Customer:
SECI - Solar Energy Corporation India
Phelan Role:
Shareholder, Developer and Asset Management
Key Project Specifications:
Location: Bhadla Solar Park, Rajasthan, India
Status: Operational
Installed Capacity: 70 MW
Contracted Capacity : 50 MW
Connection Date: November 2018
PPA term: 20 years
EPC Company: TATA Power Solar Systems Limited
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De Aar, South Africa
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De Aar, South Africa
Customer:
Eskom Holdings Limited SOC
Phelan Role:
Shareholder, Developer and Asset Management
Key Project Specifications:
Status: Operational
Installed Capacity: 85.26 MW
Contracted Capacity : 75 MW
Connection Date: August 2014
PPA term: 20 years
EPC and O&M: Moncada
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De Aar 3, South Africa
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De Aar 3, South Africa
Customer:
Eskom Holdings Limited SOC
Phelan Role:
Shareholder, Developer and Asset Management
Key Project Specifications:
Status: Operational
Installed Capacity: 90 MW
Contracted Capacity : 75 MW
Connection Date:April 2016
EPC: Sterling and Wilson
PPA term: 20 years
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Kandahar Sunshine, Afghanistan
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Kandahar Sunshine, Afghanistan
Offtaker:
Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat
Phelan Role:
Shareholder, Developer, and Asset Management
Key Project Specifications:
Status: Operational
Installed Capacity: 15 MW
Contracted Capacity : 12,5 MW
Connection Date: September 2019
EPC: REPCO (Phelan Energy Group Limited Subsidiary company)
