Jatropha Investment Programmes
Green Oil Programme
Cultivating trees to produce Green Oil – and ultimately energy – is the primary purpose of the programme managers. By entering into Tree Ownership through the Green Oil Programme, an investor is helping to build renewable oil resources on a very large scale whilst enjoying market-leading returns on their investment in the Green Energy sector.
It is important to remember that, as well as earning excellent revenue returns as well as capital growth, an investor is helping to reduce poverty and improve the environment.
Here is how you can invest in the Green Oil Programme
In this programme, trees cost £1.25 ($2) each
You can invest in this programme with Cash or via a SIPP
You buy individual trees at £1.25 each, which are registered in your name. You own specific trees to which you have full title.
The minimum investment is £3,125 ($5,000) for a 35 year term
Returns are:
Revenue return year 1 = 9.8%
Revenue return year 2 = 19.7%
Revenue return years 3-10 = 29.5%
Revenue return years 11-35 = 14.8%
The trees continue to earn until they die, which can be up to 50 years, though 35
is more conservative. No capital appreciation is expected in this programme.
There are no maximun investment in the Green Oil Programme
• Returns are based on 1.5 litre of Jatropha oil per tree, per year
• For the first 10 years you will receive 60% of your tree’s annual revenue
• From years 11-35 you will receive 30% of your tree’s annual revenue
There are no set-up charges, no legal fees,and no annual maintenance
Green Oil Leasehold Programme
In the Green Oil Leasehold Programme you not only own the trees, you also own a 99-year lease on the land where the trees are growing.
Generally the freehold of the land is owned by either the Programme Manager itself, the country’s government, or an association of company of the Programme Manager. A legal lease is drawn up and entered in the national Land Registry (or equivalent) so the lease can become a balance sheet item for investing companies. There is a £50 a year ground rent and there is a single fee of around £500 for drawing up the lease. There are no other costs.
• As well as income, the leasehold investment can also produce capital growth. Indeed it is suggested that (using the Crude Oil Lease Mineral Rights Model) the value of the lease could have trebled within tree years
• As well as oil, the trees produce fertiliser, latex and certain medicinal by-products which are also purchased from you.
Here is how you can invest in Green oil Leasehold Prgramme
As with the Green Oil Programme, trees cost £1,25 each for the investor but, because of the legal work involved, the minimum investment is 12,500 trees which cost a total of £15,625. This includes the 99-year lease on the 12.5 acres (5 hectares) where they are growing.
You can invest in this programme with Cash or via a SIPP
Returns are:
Year 1 = 8.2%
Year 2 = 16.4%
Years 3 – 99 = 25.25%
• There is no limit to your investment, subject to availability.
• Although the typical life of a Jatropha tree is 35-50 years, the leaseholder will have all their trees replaced at no cost to them, as and when necessary, to ensure a full 99 years’ return on their investment.
Annual ground rent fee of £50 – One off lease initiation fee: £500
Return figures are no guarantee of future income, but are managements fair and conservative reflection of current yields and product values in today’s markets.
