Directorate Change

Scottish & Southern Energy PLC
07 March 2007


                        SCOTTISH AND SOUTHERN ENERGY PLC

                               BOARD APPOINTMENTS


Scottish and Southern Energy plc ('SSE') has appointed Richard Gillingwater as a
non-Executive Director, with effect from 25 May 2007. Richard is Dean of the
Cass Business School. He was previously Chief Executive of the Shareholder
Executive, from which he stepped down in February, and before that held a number
of appointments in the City of London, where he was Chairman of CSFB European
Investment Banking.


As a former Crown servant, his appointment has been authorised by the Advisory
Committee on Public Appointments.


Richard will be proposed for election to the Board at SSE's Annual General
Meeting on 26 July 2007, along with Nick Baldwin, who was appointed to the Board
in September 2006.


David Payne, currently Senior Independent Director, will retire at the AGM and
does not wish to be re-elected. David joined the Board as a non-Executive
Director of Scottish Hydro Electric in 1998. He became Deputy Chairman of SSE in
2005 and will complete nine years' service in June.


After these changes take effect, the Board of SSE will continue to have four
Executive Directors and five independent non-Executive Directors in addition to
the Chairman.


Sir Robert Smith, Chairman of SSE, said:


'I am delighted that Richard will join our Board. He has long-standing
connections with SSE, stemming from the merger which created the company nearly
a decade ago, and will bring a wealth of experience and knowledge to our
deliberations which will complement very well the contributions of the other
Directors.


David's background in energy, and his shrewd and perceptive understanding of
complex issues, have made him an outstanding Director. The Board has benefited
enormously from his participation. Everyone at SSE would like to wish him well
when he steps down from the Board in July.'
Enquiries to:

Scottish and Southern Energy plc
Alan Young - Director of Corporate Communications        + 44 (0)870 900 0410
Sharron Miller-Mackenzie - Press Office Manager          + 44 (0)870 900 0410




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