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Rooftop Solar Systems
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
Develop and operate rooftop solar energy systems to provide lighting and energy for other domestic and industrial uses, such as refrigerators, water heaters and other appliances, for residential and industrial consumers specifically in areas where the national grid does not reach.
Expected Impact
Enhance energy supply for consumptive and productive purposes in areas where the national electricity grid does not reach.
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.
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.
< USD 50 million
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.
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Case Study: Ensol meets the demand for reliable and clean energy in Tanzania
In the past 20 years, the production and distribution of energy in Tanzania have faced enormous challenges, including capacity shortages, low reliability of the power supply - which is publicly owned, and lack of private investments. Ensol, a GSIV Tanzania finalist, works on meeting the demand for reliable and clean energy by offering renewable energy solutions and providing engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services to public and private clients. The company provides services such as solar water pumping, solar street lighting, solar water heating and solar minigrids.