ius , ▁produce ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁k Wh ▁of ▁electric ity ▁per ▁t onne ▁of ▁bag asse . ▁With ▁a ▁total ▁world ▁har vest ▁of ▁over ▁one ▁billion ▁t onnes ▁of ▁sugar ▁can e ▁per ▁year , ▁the ▁global ▁energy ▁potential ▁from ▁bag asse ▁is ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁G Wh . ▁Using ▁Maur it ius ▁as ▁a ▁reference , ▁an ▁annual ▁potential ▁of ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁G Wh ▁of ▁additional ▁electric ity ▁could ▁be ▁produced ▁throughout ▁Africa . ▁Elect rical ▁generation ▁from ▁bag asse ▁could ▁become ▁quite ▁important , ▁particularly ▁to ▁the ▁rural ▁populations ▁of ▁sugar c ane ▁producing ▁nations . ▁ ▁Rec ent ▁c og ener ation ▁technology ▁plants ▁are ▁being ▁designed ▁to ▁produce ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 ▁to ▁over ▁ 3 0 0 ▁k Wh ▁of ▁electric ity ▁per ▁t onne ▁of ▁bag asse . ▁As ▁sugar c ane ▁is ▁a ▁season al ▁c rop , ▁shortly ▁after ▁har vest ▁the ▁supply ▁of ▁bag asse ▁would ▁peak , ▁requiring ▁power ▁generation ▁plants ▁to ▁strateg ically ▁manage ▁the ▁storage ▁of ▁bag asse . ▁ ▁Bi og as ▁production ▁A ▁gre ener ▁alternative ▁to ▁burning ▁bag asse ▁for ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁electric ity ▁is ▁to ▁convert ▁bag asse ▁into ▁bi og as . ▁Techn ologies ▁are ▁being ▁developed ▁to ▁use ▁en zym es ▁to ▁transform ▁bag asse ▁into ▁advanced ▁bio f uel ▁and ▁bi og as . ▁ ▁Sug arc ane ▁as ▁food ▁▁ ▁In ▁most ▁countries ▁where ▁sugar c