Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks
Andrew Roper CEng FIET serves as DSO Director at Scottish & Southern Electricity Networks since January 2019. Prior experience includes roles as Director of Engineering & Investment and Director of Operations at SSE plc, focusing on delivering the RIIO ED1 plan and enhancing customer service. Andrew held the position of Transmission and Distribution Director at Costain, where significant contracts were secured, including a £20m framework with UK Power Networks. Previous roles include Network Services Manager at Western Power Distribution, Alliance Manager and Delivery Centre Manager at Central Networks, and Secondary Network Manager at Midlands Electricity. Andrew holds a BEng (Hons) 1st in Electromechanical Engineering from Aston University, a Postgraduate Certificate in Management Studies from The University of Wolverhampton, and completed executive education at Hult Ashridge.
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Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks
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We're responsible for maintaining the electricity networks supplying over 3.9 million homes and businesses across central southern England and north of the Central Belt of Scotland. Our skilled teams are based right across the regions we serve, from the bustle of West London to the smallest villages in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. They are supported by engineering and customer service teams based in major offices and depots in centres like Reading, Portsmouth, Perth and Inverness. - Over 4,000 employees, working from 85 depots and offices in the heart of the community. - 130,000km of overhead lines and underground cables - 106,000 substations - Over 100 subsea cables, powering island communities -3.7m customers served by our networks across central southern England (over 2.9m) and the north of Scotland (740,000) - Last year we handled over 550,000 calls from our customers, over 1,500 a day - Last year we gave £1m to local community projects through our Resilient Communities Fund - Over 450,000 vulnerable customers identified on our Priority Services Register with 11,000 assisted during power outages last year We also manage the transmission network for northern Scotland. Safety is our number one priority, we aim to provide a safe and reliable supply of electricity to the communities we serve in Scotland and England, whilst still delivering a 10 out of 10 service.