Exhibit 99.02

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


In connection with the accompanying Annual Report on Form 10-K of Mississippi
Power Company for the year ended December 31, 2002, I, Michael W. Southern, Vice
President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, hereby certify pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, that:

(1)           such Annual Report on Form 10-K of Mississippi Power Company for
              the year ended December 31, 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 Annual Report on Form 10-K of
              Mississippi Power Company for the year ended December 31, 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
                                        Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
                                                     and Treasurer

Date:  March 7, 2003