
Photo by UNDP Mauritius
Roof Mounted Solar PV Installations
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
Install solar photovoltaics (PV) panels on the rooftops of public buildings and households as small-scale distributers and commercial facilities as medium-scale distributers. Distributers use generated electricity for own consumption and inject surplus in the national grid at the determined tariff by Central Electricity Board (CEB).
Expected Impact
Increase renewable energy share in the national electricity mix and democratize energy generation while reducing carbon gas emission and electricity costs of households and industry.
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).
> 25% (in GPM)
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.
Medium Term (5–10 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.
Rooftop PV potential at 20.04 GW, with an annual energy output of 32,512 GWh
Average Ticket Size (USD)Describes the USD amount for a typical investment required in the IOA.
< USD 500,000
Direct ImpactDescribes the primary SDG(s) the IOA addresses.


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


