Good point on the widely dispersed small loads. This being Africa they're not going to be using much in the way of electric heating, and as these places ar just getting electricity they certainly can't afford luxuries like air-conditioning.
Although here in Britain we're not up to American levels of service yet, most new homes get a 24kW (100A) supply, and the lowest ratings I've seen still in service are 7200W (30A), although there are very few this low still around.
But it's not necessary to go as far as an Asian country see that in other places they take a different outlook. For example, EDF in France still offers a service option of just 3.3kW.
[This message has been edited by pauluk (edited 05-27-2002).]
