Extension to Barking Power

Scottish & Southern Energy PLC 20 December 2007 SCOTTISH AND SOUTHERN ENERGY PLC EXTENSION TO BARKING POWER Ministers have given consent to Barking Power Ltd, in which Scottish and Southern Energy plc ('SSE') has a 30.4% stake, to construct an extension of its existing Combined Cycle Gas Turbine power station at Dagenham. The extension will allow for the development of a further 470MW of capacity, in addition to the existing 1,000MW. This would effectively add over 140MW to the portfolio of electricity generation assets owned by SSE. The consent includes requirements that carbon capture plant can be 'retro-fitted' to the extension should that be necessary in the future and that the necessary plant and pipeworks are installed to ensure that the station can supply heat in the future, if the opportunity arises. The shareholders of Barking Power Ltd will decide in 2008 when and how to proceed with the extension. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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