Director of Power

Pearse Phelan

Building the energy infrastructure of tomorrow —
solar, BESS & green hydrogen
across South Africa and India.

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Pearse Phelan
Based in
Cape Town
About

Driving the energy
transition at scale.

Pearse Phelan is Director of Power at Phelan Green Group — a global renewable energy developer delivering utility-scale projects across emerging markets. With a focus on South Africa and India, Pearse leads deal origination, project development, and commercial strategy across solar PV and battery energy storage, and works closely with the green hydrogen, e-fuels, and eSAF teams on frontier energy solutions.

Focus Areas
01
Solar PV
Utility-scale solar across Southern Africa and South Asia.
02
Battery Storage
Grid-forming BESS solutions for frequency response and capacity.
03
Green Hydrogen
Electrolyser-linked green H₂ production for industrial offtakers.
04
e-Fuels & eSAF
Working closely with the e-fuels and sustainable aviation fuel teams on frontier decarbonisation.
Track Record

A decade of
delivery.

2014
De Aar 1
Delivered
85 MW
Solar Capital De Aar 1
De Aar, Northern Cape · REIPPPP Round 1

At the time of commissioning, the largest solar farm in Sub-Saharan Africa. A landmark for South African renewable energy.

2016
De Aar 3
Delivered
90 MW
Solar Capital De Aar 3
De Aar, Northern Cape · REIPPPP Round 2

Second major REIPPPP project at De Aar, further cementing PGG's position as a premier Northern Cape developer.

2018
Bhadla India
Delivered
70 MW
Bhadla Solar PV
Bhadla, Rajasthan, India · International

PGG's first major international project — a 70 MWp solar plant in India's Bhadla Solar Park, one of the world's largest solar zones.

2023
Orange Project
Delivered
86 MW
Orange Project
Loeriesfontein, Northern Cape · REIPPPP Round 4

Single-axis tracker technology. Zero-incident safety record. Consistently outperforming P90 generation targets in its first two years of commercial operation.

2025
Saldanha Bay
In Development
300 MW
Saldanha Bay Solar PV
Saldanha Bay, Western Cape · Under Development

PGG's most ambitious project to date — a 300 MWp utility-scale solar development on the Western Cape coastline.

Global Presence

Global
footprint.

Offices
Delivered projects
Under development

Cape Town · Dublin · Hamburg
Dubai · Trichy · Gujarat · Cairo

Phelan
Green
Group

Phelan Green Group is a privately held renewable energy development company operating across South Africa and India. PGG originates, structures, and develops greenfield projects — from initial feasibility through to financial close and construction.

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