Second Payment from TXU

Scottish & Southern Energy PLC
02 August 2005


SSE RECEIVES SECOND DISTRIBUTION PAYMENT FROM TXU ADMINISTRATOR

Scottish and Southern Energy plc ('SSE') has today received a second net
distribution payment of £41.6m from the administrators of TXU Europe Group plc
in respect of its agreed claim.

SSE announced on 3 December 2004 that its subsidiary, SSE Energy Supply Ltd, had
agreed a claim of £294.2m with the administrators, and certain of its
subsidiaries, in respect of a 14-year contract originally entered into in 1997.
Following approval of the company voluntary agreement on 28 January 2005 the
first net distribution of £159.1m was received on 31 March 2005 from the
administrator.

In it's Preliminary results statement in May 2005, SSE said it expected to
receive further distributions of up to £100m and that over 85% of its agreed
claim would be settled. Following this second payment, SSE expects to receive
further distributions of up to £60m by the spring of next year.


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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