Energy resources are among the most important assets of any
nation. It is a well known fact that high rate of industrial growth is
a function of the amount of energy available and the extent to
which that energy is utilized. Africa's electricity consumption from
1980 to 2001 grew on the average by 3.1% per year. Africa's per
capita demand for electricity declined compared to the ones
achieved in North America and the Middle East; making Africa
the region with the smallest per capita consumption of electricity
in the world [10].