SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
FORM U-57
NOTIFICATION OF FOREIGN UTILITY COMPANY STATUS
Filed under Section 33(a) of the
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended
Entergy Australia Generation Holdings, Ltd.
(Name of foreign utility company)
Entergy Power Development Corporation
(Name of filing company, if filed on behalf of
a foreign utility company)
The Commission is requested to mail copies of all
communications relating to this Notification to:
Frederick F. Nugent, Esq. Thomas C. Havens, Esq.
General Counsel Whitman Breed
Entergy Enterprises, Inc. Abbott & Morgan LLP
4 Park Plaza 200 Park Avenue
Suite 2000 New York, New York 10166
Irvine, California 92614
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Entergy Power Development Corporation, a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Entergy Corporation ("Entergy"), a registered
holding company under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of
1935, as amended (the "Act"), hereby notifies the Securities and
Exchange Commission that Entergy Australia Generation Holdings,
Ltd. ("Entergy Australia Holdings") is, and claims status as, a
"foreign utility company" ("FUCO") within the meaning of Section
33 of the Act.
Item 1. Name, Business Address, Facilities and Ownership.
The name and business address of the company claiming FUCO
status is:
Entergy Australia Generation Holdings, Ltd.
c/o Entergy Power Group
4 Park Plaza
Suite 2000
Irvine, California 92614
Entergy Australia Holdings, a wholly-owned indirect
subsidiary of Entergy, was formed to acquire and hold Entergy's
interest in Entergy Australia Generation, Ltd., a Cayman Islands
company ("Entergy Australia"). Entergy Australia currently is
developing and will acquire and own, indirectly through one or
more subsidiaries, two proposed coal-fired electric generating
projects in Queensland, Australia. One project (the "Wandoan
Project") involves the concurrent development of a 750 megawatt
("MW") coal-fired electric generating plant in the Surat
Basin/Dawson Valley region of Queensland and the adjacent coal
mine (the "Wandoan Mine"). The second project (the "Tarong
Project") involves a joint venture with the Tarong Energy
Corporation ("Tarong Energy"), a Queensland government owned
corporation, to develop, own and operate an 840 MW addition to
Tarong Energy's existing four unit, 1,400 MW coal-fired electric
generating station located near Brisbane, Australia. Coal from
the Wandoan Mine will be used as a source of long-term fuel
supply for the Wandoan Project and may be used as the fuel supply
for the Tarong Project.
No person (other than Entergy and its subsidiaries)
currently owns a 5% or more voting interest in Entergy Australia
Holdings.
Item 2. Domestic Associate Public-Utility Companies of Entergy
Australia Holdings and their Relationship to Entergy
Australia Holdings.
The following companies, each of which is a direct or
indirect subsidiary of Entergy, are domestic associate public-
utility companies of Entergy Australia Holdings: Entergy
Arkansas, Inc. ("Entergy Arkansas"), Entergy Gulf States, Inc.
("Entergy Gulf States"), Entergy Louisiana, Inc. ("Entergy
Louisiana"), Entergy Mississippi, Inc. ("Entergy Mississippi"),
Entergy New Orleans, Inc. ("Entergy New Orleans"), The Arklahoma
Corporation ("Arklahoma"), System Energy Resources, Inc.
("SERI"), Entergy Power, Inc. ("EPI") and Entergy Operations,
Inc. ("EOI") (Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States, Entergy
Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Arklahoma,
SERI, EPI and EOI are collectively referred to herein as the
"Domestic Utilities"). None of the Domestic Utilities has made
an investment in or has any contractual relationship with Entergy
Australia Holdings.
EXHIBIT A. State Certification.
Not applicable.
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SIGNATURE
The undersigned company has duly caused this statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
ENTERGY POWER DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
By: /s/ Frederick F. Nugent
Frederick F. Nugent
Assistant Secretary
Dated: December 30, 1998
