Directorate Change

Jersey Electricity Company Limited
10 March 2003

                   The Jersey Electricity Company Limited
                              Directorate Changes



The Company is pleased to announce the appointment to the Board of Deputy
Geoffrey John Grime, which will take effect from 1 April 2003.



Biographical Details

Geoffrey John Grime (British) retired in 1999 as Chairman of Abacus Financial
Services, a leading offshore trust company in which Mr. Grime played an
instrumental role as its founder. A Chartered Accountant, his career in Jersey
commenced in 1969 with Cooper Brothers & Co. and progressed to his appointment
as Channel Islands Senior Partner of Coopers & Lybrand in 1990. He currently
holds many professional appointments as both director and trustee. In November
2002 he was elected as a Deputy in the States of Jersey.



Directorships

Details of all directorships held in other publicly quoted companies are as
follows, and are all current:

      Liberty Ermitage Alternative Investment Fund Ltd.
      Liberty Ermitage Funds Ltd.
      Standard Liberty Distressed Securities (Distributor) Inc. (Being wound up)
      Standard Liberty Distressed Securities (Accumulator) Inc. (Being wound up)
      The Royal Bank of Scotland International Money Market Funds Ltd.
      The Strategic Partners Fund Inc.


Other Disclosures

I would confirm that there are no other disclosures to be made under Paragraph
16.4 of the Listing Rules.



Retiring Directors

With effect from 31 March 2003, the following Directors will retire from the
Board:

       Mr Kenneth William Syvret
       Mr Malcolm Cedric Pollard
       Senator Michael Edward Vibert



P J ROUTIER
Company Secretary



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10 March 2003



The Powerhouse,
PO Box 45,
Queens Road,
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Jersey JE4 8NY






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