Energy Technologies Institute

Scottish & Southern Energy PLC
30 October 2006


INVESTMENT IN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INSTITUTE


Scottish and Southern Energy plc ('SSE') has agreed to become a partner in the
new Energy Technologies Institute, the details of which have been announced by
the Chancellor of the Exchequer. It will provide the Institute with up to £2.5m
a year for five years.


The Institute's remit is to accelerate the development of secure, reliable and
cost-effective low-carbon energy technologies towards commercial deployment. The
Government has committed to provide 50% of the core funding of the Institute,
with the balance being received from private sector investment. Its
establishment is intended to secure a significant increase in investment on
energy research and development in the UK.


The Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP, said:


'I am delighted that SSE will be the first Scottish-based company to invest in
the new Institute. I welcome the important role which it will play in the
Institute in supporting the identification of key energy technology solutions.'


Ian Marchant, Chief Executive of SSE, said:


'I believe that the new Institute will help to transform the UK's energy
technology research and will help to speed up the development and deployment of
cost-effective and low carbon energy technologies. In this area, the interests
of the UK and SSE clearly coincide: we need to identify new means of producing
energy which will help to secure reliable and lower carbon supplies of energy.
The launch of the Institute therefore marks a very positive step forward.'



Enquiries to:

Scottish and Southern Energy

Alan Young, Director of Corporate Communications       0870 900 0410

Denis Kerby, Investor and Media Relations Manager      0870 900 0410



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