Board Appointment

National Grid Transco PLC
29 September 2003


29 September 2003


NATIONAL GRID TRANSCO BOARD APPOINTMENT

National Grid Transco plc today announces that Maria C Richter will join its
Board as a non-executive director, with effect from 1 October 2003.

Maria, aged 48, served with Morgan Stanley between 1993-2002, most recently as
Managing Director of Corporate Finance Retail Group and, prior to this, as
Managing Director of Investment Banking in the Southern Cone of Latin America,
and as Executive Director and Head of Independent Power and Structured Finance
Business. Previous appointments include Vice-President of Independent Power
Group for Salomon Brothers, and Vice-President of Prudential Capital Corporation
and Power Funding Associates.

She is currently a Director of the Western Electricity Coordinating Council, one
of 10 Councils in North America responsible for promoting electricity system
reliability.

Commenting on the appointment, Sir John Parker, Chairman of National Grid
Transco, said: 'We welcome Maria to the Board. Her extensive knowledge and
experience of the US financial and energy markets will complement the strengths
of our team of Directors.'

National Grid Transco

National Grid Transco plc is a leading international energy delivery business.
It is the largest utility in the UK. Through National Grid, the group owns and
operates the electricity transmission network in England and Wales, and through
Transco, it owns and operates Britain's gas transportation network. National
Grid USA is one of the top ten electricity companies in the US, with the largest
electricity transmission and distribution network in the New England/New York
market. It also operates a gas distribution network in New York.

A photograph of Maria Richter is available at http:/// www.newscast.co.uk.



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