Exhibit 99.02


                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
                       PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350


In connection with the accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Mississippi
Power Company for the quarter ended September 30, 2002, I, Michael W. Southern,
Chief Financial Officer, hereby certify pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that:

         (1)      such Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Mississippi Power
                  Company for the quarter ended September 30, 2002, which this
                  statement accompanies, fully complies with the requirements of
                  Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;
                  and

         (2)      the information contained in such Quarterly Report on Form
                  10-Q of Mississippi Power Company for the quarter ended
                  September 30, 2002, fairly presents, in all material respects,
                  the financial condition and results of operations of
                  Mississippi Power Company.


                             /s/Michael W. Southern
                             Michael W. Southern
                             Chief Financial Officer

Date:  November 12, 2002