CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form F-4 of New National Grid Limited of our report dated January
27, 2000 relating to the financial statements, which appears in Niagara Mohawk
Holdings, Inc.'s and Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999. We also consent to the incorporation
by reference of our report dated January 27, 2000 relating to the financial
statement schedules, which appears in such Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also
consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration
Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Syracuse, New York
October 3, 2000
