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, 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, Ltd.
("Entergy Australia") 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, Ltd.
c/o Entergy Power Group
4 Park Plaza
Suite 2000
Irvine, California 92614
Entergy Australia, a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of
Entergy, 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.
Item 2. Domestic Associate Public-Utility Companies of Entergy
Australia and their Relationship to Entergy Australia.
The following companies, each of which is a direct or
indirect subsidiary of Entergy, are domestic associate public-
utility companies of Entergy Australia: 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 herein to as the "Domestic Utilities").
None of the Domestic Utilities has made an investment in or has
any contractual relationship with Entergy Australia.
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
