Trading in ADRs, etc

NATIONAL GRID GROUP PLC
7 October 1999


                    NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING

The  National Grid Group plc ('National Grid') announces that  trading
in  its  American Depositary Receipts ('ADRs') on the New  York  Stock
Exchange  ('NYSE') commences today.  The symbol under which  National
Grid  ADRs  will be traded is NGG.  One ADR represents  the  right  to
receive five National Grid ordinary shares.

Holders of National Grid's existing ADRs can continue to hold them and
will  be  able  to  trade them on the New York Stock Exchange  from  7
October.  The Bank of New York will continue to act as ADR Depositary.

The NYSE listing demonstrates National Grid's commitment to the US
market, following its announcement on 14 December 1998, that subject
to obtaining the required approvals, National Grid would acquire all
the outstanding shares of New England Electric System ('NEES') for
approximately $3.2 billion. NEES is one of the leading Electricity
Utilities in the north-eastern United States. The acquisition is
expected to complete during the period November 1999 to January 2000.



Contact
National Grid                           Citigate Dewe Rogerson
Tel: [phone]                   Tel: [phone]
Jill Sherratt, Investor Relations       Anthony Carlisle
Steve Cronin, Investor Relations        Duncan Murray
Diane Boddy, Investor Relations

Credit Suisse First Boston
Tel: [phone]
Tom Reid
Andrew Fullerton