Contract

Scottish & Southern Energy PLC
27 July 2000

                                      
                            TELECOMS CONTRACT WINS


Scottish  and Southern Energy plc has announced the conclusion of a number  of
major  contract wins for its Telecoms business which will ensure  it  achieves
turnover in excess of £30M in the current financial year.

These  include Learning Network South East (LeNSE), a consortium of  10  major
universities  and colleges which have come together to develop a state-of-the-
art  fibre  optic communications network, allowing the fast and free  flow  of
electronic data between these seats of learning.

Scottish  and Southern Energy has uniquely been able to adapt the  development
of  their  £45M investment programme to meet the needs of LeNSE and a  further
£2M in dedicated links, optical and electronic equipment. The high performance
data  network will create the largest virtual university in the UK by  linking
the thousands of students at the 10 institutions involved, opening up channels
of  communication  between them and positioning them at the forefront  of  new
technology.

Amongst  other contract wins Scottish and Southern Energy is also  to  provide
the  Isle  of  Wight  Cable and Telephone Company with  fibre  optic  capacity
through its electricity network and the submarine cable linking the island  to
the UK mainland.


Enquiries:

Scottish and Southern Energy                      0870 9000410
Hazel Fowlie

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Ben Foster