ABOUT PHELAN ENERGY GROUP

Solar Capital is a subsidiary of Phelan Energy Group Ltd, a prominent South African based international investment and development company. Our mission is to be the leader in quality low-cost development, ownership and operation of solar PV farms for the long-term. Based in Cape Town, we have built up a proficiency in these aspects of renewable energy in order to realize our mission. With Southern Africa having some of the highest annual solar radiation levels in the world, 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.

VISION & MISSION

To build “People Capital” under a Board of South African Leaders with integrity and proven experience.
Strong focus on corporate responsibility and in bringing business and society together in the communities we operate in.
Establish Integrity in all aspects of our business through the creation of a climate of respect for the individual and encourage self-respect.

To aid sustainable development through social, education, environment and job creation.
To own the development, production and supply chain processes into the national grids.
To encourage trust through high quality service and transparency in all our dealings.

OUR TEAM

PASCHAL PHELAN
EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN
Mr Paschal Phelan is the founder and the Chairman of Phelan Energy Group (Pty) Ltd. He is a native of Ireland and has in the past worked in banking, food manufacturing and exporting and investment. Mr Phelan relocated to Cape Town in 2002 where he realized that there was an opportunity within the energy sector to provide solutions to South Africa’s energy and employment challenges. He subsequently created Solar Capital, which in March 2016 launched the largest solar farm in the Southern Hemisphere, Africa and the Middle East region.

JANICE FINLAY
HEAD OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Ms Finlay leads Solar Capital’s important Economic Development Programme. Her passion and commitment to bring about economic and social development in underprivileged communities has brought about the creation of several long-term developmental programmes.

FILIPPO COMELLI
HEAD OF APAC DEVELOPMENT
Mr Comelli, after several years working on a large and diverse portfolio of renewable energy projects across Europe, joined Phelan Energy Group in its expansion across markets in urgent need of low-cost renewable energy. He works on developing Phelan Energy Group’s international presence of solar and energy storage projects in emerging frontier markets. Mr Comelli holds a MSc in International Business and an International MBA degree in Corporate Finance and New Ventures Management.

LILLY LE ROUX
GROUP LEGAL COUNSEL

Ms Le Roux brings a vast resource of knowledge and experience in corporate and finance law to Phelan Energy Group. After many years of working in the mining industry, with a particular focus on legal advice for the setting up and implementation of mining and exploration in Sub-Saharan Africa, she set her sights on the exciting renewable energy sector. She has been an invaluable part of the Phelan Energy Group team since 2013 and, with her commercial legal acumen, heads up the in house legal department.

HEINRICH ENGELA
HEAD OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES DIVISION
Mr Engela is an Electrical Engineer with just over 20 years of engineering experience. He started his career in Industrial engineering where he specialised in Instrumentation and Control of Production Plants. He spent 13 years designing, developing and constructing Nuclear Power Plants, in South Africa and Internationally. At the end of 2013 he returned to South Africa from working in Spain and shifted focus to construction and operation of Renewable Energy Power Production plants.

JAMAL ISMAIL
HEAD OF ACQUISITION AND ASSET MANAGEMENT
Mr Ismail has been working closely with Mr Phelan since 1985 on various projects worldwide. He has many years of experience in contracts, projects management and acquisition, and property management and development, and is currently in charge of real estate investment in the USA for Mr Phelan. Mr Ismail holds a Master of Science in Civil Engineering plus multiple certifications in facility and projects management.

JACQUES VAN RENSBURG
SENIOR MANAGER FINANCE
Mr. van Rensburg has 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 modelling and have held the positions of Senior Manager Finance and now Chief Financial Officer for the Africa region.