| Formerly | South West Scotland Electricity Board, South East Scotland Electricity Board |
|---|---|
| Company type | Government body |
| Industry | Electricity generation and supply |
| Founded | 1 April 1955 |
| Founder | Act of Parliament: Electricity Reorganisation (Scotland) Act 1954 |
| Defunct | 1991 |
| Fate | Privatisation |
| Successor | Scottish Nuclear, Scottish Power |
| Headquarters | Glasgow |
Area served | South of Scotland |
Key people | Sir John Sydney Pickles (Chairman) |
| Products | Electric power |
Production output | 22,321 GWh (1989) |
| Services | Generation and supply of electricity |
| £32.225 million (1987) | |
| Total assets | Electricity generating stations and transmission system |
| Owner | UK Government (Secretary of State for Scotland) |
Number of employees | 12,008 (1989) |
| Parent | UK Government |
| Divisions | Distribution areas (see text) |
The South of Scotland Electricity Board (SSEB) generated, transmitted and distributed electricity throughout the south of Scotland, including the former regions of Strathclyde, Lothian, Fife, Central, Borders and Dumfries and Galloway and a few towns in northern England. It operated from 1955 to 1991.