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Biomass Energy Production
SectorMost major industry classification systems use sources of revenue as their basis for classifying companies into specific sectors, subsectors and industries. In order to group like companies based on their sustainability-related risks and opportunities, SASB created the Sustainable Industry Classification System® (SICS®) and the classification of sectors, subsectors and industries in the SDG Investor Platform is based on SICS.
Renewable Resources and Alternative Energy
Alternative Energy
Business Model Description
Set up biomass-based power plants, increase the production capacity of the current biomass energy plants, and contribute to the phasing-out of coal by diversifying organic sources for biomass beyond bagasse, such as arundo donax and eucalyptus. In addition to tested alternatives such as sugarcane trash and high calorific sugar, use abandoned lands for cultivating alternative crops of biomass listed under the National Biomass Framework.
Expected Impact
Foster the circular economy and industrial symbiosis by utilizing agricultural waste for biomass energy, replace fossil fuels, lower carbon emissions and secure a long-term renewable energy supply.
Indicative ReturnDescribes the rate of growth an investment is expected to generate within the IOA. The indicative return is identified for the IOA by establishing its Internal Rate of Return (IRR), Return of Investment (ROI) or Gross Profit Margin (GPM).
10% - 15% (in IRR)
Investment TimeframeDescribes the time period in which the IOA will pay-back the invested resources. The estimate is based on asset expected lifetime as the IOA will start generating accumulated positive cash-flows.
Long Term (10+ years)
Market SizeDescribes the value of potential addressable market of the IOA. The market size is identified for the IOA by establishing the value in USD, identifying the Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) or providing a numeric unit critical to the IOA.
< USD 50 million
Average Ticket Size (USD)Describes the USD amount for a typical investment required in the IOA.
> USD 10 million
Direct ImpactDescribes the primary SDG(s) the IOA addresses.



Indirect ImpactDescribes the secondary SDG(s) the IOA addresses.


