Re Agreement

Scottish & Southern Energy PLC
19 January 2007



                        SCOTTISH AND SOUTHERN ENERGY PLC


                  PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH VIKING ENERGY LTD


Scottish and Southern Energy plc ('SSE') has today signed a partnership
agreement with Viking Energy Ltd ('Viking Energy'), the company established to
represent Shetland Islands Council's interests in wind farm development, which
is intended to lead to the development on Shetland's Central Mainland of a 600MW
wind farm.


Each organisation has a 50 per cent stake in the partnership and its creation
follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding by SSE and Viking Energy
during 2005.


Under the agreement, the new partnership will, later this year, submit a
planning application for the wind farm. Its development is subject to, amongst
other things, planning consent being secured and to the construction of a
sub-sea cable between Shetland and the mainland of Scotland.


Sir Robert Smith, Chairman, who signed the partnership agreement for SSE in
Shetland today, said:


'SSE has a long-established track record in renewable energy and ambitious plans
for the future. This agreement helps pave the way for a renewable energy project
which can be a world leader in terms of scale, the richness of the natural
resources being harnessed and the involvement of the local community. Our
partnership with Viking Energy is an exciting and significant step forward and I
am optimistic that our joint venture for this leading-edge renewable energy
project will become a reality.'


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