Phelan Energy Group

About Us

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 500+ 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.


Lowest Solar Energy Bids in Reverse Auctions in India since 2016
Lowest Solar Bids in Reverse Auctions in India since 2016

Meet Our Chairman

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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

Pearse Phelan

Head of Solar Systems

Pearse Phelan

Head of Solar Systems

Blair Phelan

Head of Hydrogen

Blair Phelan

Head of Hydrogen

Jamal Ismail

Snr. VP Hydrogen MENA

Jamal Ismail

Snr. VP Hydrogen MENA

Jacques van Rensburg

Head of Strategy

Jacques van Rensburg

Head of Strategy

Lilly von Hoyningen-Huene

Group Legal Council

Lilly von Hoyningen-Huene

Group Legal Council

Lindsey Hughes

Executive to Phelan Family Office

Lindsey Hughes

Executive to Phelan Family Office

Helmut Schoy

Financial Manager

Helmut Schoy

Financial Manager

Louisa Erasmus

Land Acquisition Manager

Louisa Erasmus

Land Acquisition Manager

Razeen Levy

Senior Project Manager

Razeen Levy

Senior Project Manager

Luca Guerrini

Hydrogen Engineer

Luca Guerrini

Hydrogen Engineer

Maxine Preiss

Head of Corporate Communications

Maxine Preiss

Head of Corporate Communications

Neda Pirani

Global HR and Talent Acquisition Manager

Neda Pirani

Global HR and Talent Acquisition Manager

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

International Head Quarters

UAE

Dubai

Ireland

Dublin

Germany

Hamburg

India

New Delhi

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)
  • PPA term: 20 years
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