Consent granted

Scottish & Southern Energy PLC
30 March 2004



     SCOTTISH AND SOUTHERN ENERGY GAINS CONSENT FOR £5 MILLION EXTENSION TO

                            FASNAKYLE POWER STATION

The Scottish Executive has granted consent to Scottish and Southern Energy plc
(SSE) to develop a 7.5MW extension at Fasnakyle hydroelectric power station to
generate electricity from the compensation water flowing into the River Glass.

It is expected that the electricity generated at the new facility will be
eligible for Renewables Obligation Certificates. The development is expected to
cost around £5 million. It should begin generating electricity around the end of
next year and will generate around 62.4GWh of electricity in a typical year.

The granting of consent for the new facility at Fasnakyle means SSE now has
consent for the development of almost 170MW of new renewable energy. It also has
applications for the development of an additional 200MW at an advanced stage in
the planning process.

Ian Marchant, Chief Executive of SSE, said: 'The development at Fasnakyle will
enable us to reinforce our statutory undertakings on the flow of compensation
water into the River Glass. It confirms our intention to maximise the
contribution of Scotland's hydroelectric potential to the achievement of the
country's targets for renewables.'


For further information please contact:

Alan Young    Director of Corporate Communications 0870 900 0410

Denis Kerby   Media and Investor Relations Manager 0870 900 0410







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