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 was thought by the industry and government[2] that a single board for the South of Scotland would be better placed to cover the whole area and would provide administrative advantages such as simplification.
[1] The Board's headquarters were at Sauchiehall Street and Inverlair Avenue Glasgow.
There were connections to the North of Scotland grid system and to England via the 275 kV Clyde’s Mill to Carlisle line.
The amount of electricity supplied by the board, in GWh, is shown on the graph.
[5] The remainder of the assets were privatised as ScottishPower in 1991 and the South of Scotland Electricity Board was dissolved.