Directorate Change

Scottish & Southern Energy PLC
26 March 2004



                             RETIREMENT OF DIRECTOR

Sir Graeme Odgers, non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee,
will retire from the Board of Scottish and Southern Energy plc (SSE) on 18 May
2004. He first joined the Board of Southern Electric in 1998. Sir Graeme will be
succeeded as Chairman of the Audit Committee by Rene Medori, who joined the
Board of SSE on 26 June 2003

Dr Bruce Farmer CBE, Chairman, said:

'Sir Graeme Odgers has been an outstanding Board member and Chairman of the
Audit Committee. SSE has benefited greatly from his invaluable service and we
would like to record our thanks for his immense contribution to the business.



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