A conducive business climate includes providing a costreflective tariff to the investors/developers. Cost-cover-ing tariffs are one way of ensuring economic viability forprivate sector mini-grids. Providing a cost reflective tariff is within the remit of regulators and governments policymakers. In most countries all off-grid/mini-grid developers are required by law to apply for an energy generation, distribution and retailing permit/license and are required to obtain an energy retail tariff approval fromthe regulators.