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Gianmaria Vanzulli
World Bank Group

Gianmaria Vanzulli has a background in engineering and finance. He has been working for the World Bank Group for seven years in business planning, strategy, and energy access in the Middle East and Africa. His previous experiences are in management consulting, manufacturing, and finance in the U.S., Europe and Latin America.

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December 22
2017

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There is Such a Thing as Too Much, Too Fast: Avoiding ‘Mismatched Expectations’ in Off-Grid Energy Investing

A recent post by impact investing firm Ceniarth on the "Energy Access Hype Cycle" has generated considerable discussion, prompting critical responses from fellow impact investors Persistent Energy Capital and the off-grid lighting trade organization GOGLA. With this post, writers at the IFC join the discussion, analyzing the effect of rapid growth rates, high levels of consumer financing and operational efficiency on the liquidity of solar home system providers.

Categories
Energy, Investing, Technology

Tags
business development, impact investing, off-grid energy, renewable energy, scale, solar

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World Bank Group

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There is Such a Thing as Too Much, Too Fast: Avoiding ‘Mismatched Expectations’ in Off-Grid Energy Investing

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Articles by Gianmaria Vanzulli

There is Such a Thing as Too Much, Too Fast: Avoiding ‘Mismatched Expectations’ in Off-Grid Energy Investing

Gianmaria Vanzulli
World Bank Group