SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
FORM U-57
AMENDMENT NO. 8
TO
NOTIFICATION OF FOREIGN UTILITY COMPANY STATUS
Filed under Section 33(a) of the
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended
Entergy Power Development Corporation
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(Name of foreign utility company)
Entergy Power Development Corporation
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(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 Abbott & Morgan LLP
Entergy Enterprises, Inc. 200 Park Avenue
10055 Grogan's Mill Road New York, New York 10166
Suite 400
The Woodlands, TX 77380
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Entergy Power Development Corporation ("EPDC"), 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 amends and restates the
notification originally filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on June 17, 1997 that EPDC 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 Power Development Corporation
c/o Entergy Power Group
Parkwood Two Building
10055 Grogan's Mill Road
Suite 400
The Woodlands, TX 77380
EPDC claims an exemption from the Act as a FUCO by virtue of
its direct or indirect ownership interests in the following
subsidiary companies (each of which has also claimed an exemption
as a FUCO):
(1) EP Edegel, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of EPDC,
which owns, indirectly through its subsidiaries Entergy Peru,
S.A. and Generandes Peru, S.A., a 20.82% interest in Edegel S.A.
("Edegel"). Edegel is a public utility which currently owns five
hydroelectric generating stations (with an aggregate installed
capacity of 547 megawatts ("MW"), one 260 MW thermal electric
generating station and 576 kilometers of interconnecting
transmission lines located near Lima, Peru.
(2) Entergy Power CBA Holding Ltd., a wholly-owned
subsidiary of EPDC, which currently owns directly a 7.8% interest
in Central Termoelectric Buenos Aires, S.A., a company which owns
and operates a 220 MW combined cycle gas turbine generator
located at the Central Costanera, S.A. power plant in Buenos
Aires, Argentina.
(3) Entergy Power Chile, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of
EPDC, which owns, indirectly through its subsidiaries Entergy
Power Chile S.A. and Inversiones Electricas Quillota S.A., an
approximate 25% economic interest in Compania Electrica San
Isidro S.A.("San Isidro"). San Isidro owns and operates a 370 MW
single unit, combined-cycle electric generating plant (the
"Plant") located near Santiago, Chile, and a subsidiary of San
Isidro owns and operates electric transmission lines that
interconnect the Plant with the grid.
(4) Entergy Pakistan, Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of
EPDC, which owns directly approximately a 5% interest in The Hub
Power Company, Ltd. ("Hub Power"). Hub Power owns and operates a
1,292 MW steam electric generating facility in Pakistan.
(5) Entergy Power Damhead Creek Holding I, Ltd., a wholly-
owned subsidiary of EPDC, which was formed to acquire and hold
Entergy's interest in Damhead Creek Limited, an English private
limited company ("DCL"). DCL is developing and will own a gas-
fired, combined cycle electric generating facility in the County
of Kent, England (the "Facility"). As currently configured, the
Facility will include/be based upon two gas-fired turbines and
one steam turbine, and related auxiliary equipment. The Facility
will have a generating capacity of approximately 792 MW (at
average site conditions).
(6) Entergy Power Investment Holdings Corporation, a wholly-
owned subsidiary of EPDC, and Entergy Power Damhead FinCo LLC, a
99% owned subsidiary of EPDC, each of which owns an indirect
interest in Entergy Power Operations Damhead Creek Limited
Partnership, another FUCO subsidiary of Entergy which will
provide operations and maintenance services to DCL.
(7) Entergy S.A., a subsidiary of EPDC, which was formed to
participate in a consortium with non-affiliated companies through
which Entergy acquired an ownership interest in Central
Costanera, S.A. ("Costanera"). Costanera owns and operates an
electric generating station located in Buenos Aires, Argentina,
which consists of nine natural gas/oil-fired generating units
with a total installed capacity of 2,311 MW, including a combined-
cycle power plant comprised of two gas turbine generator units
with corresponding duct-fired boilers and steam turbines.
Entergy, through Entergy S.A. and other direct and indirect
subsidiaries, has a 6% ownership interest in Costanera. Entergy
S.A. also owns, indirectly through Costanera, an additional 3.06%
interest in Central Termoelectic Buenos Aires, S.A.
(8) Entergy Power Saltend Holding, Ltd., a wholly-owned
subsidiary of EPDC, which was formed to acquire and hold
Entergy's interest in Saltend Cogeneration Company Limited, an
English private limited company ("Saltend"). Saltend is
developing and will own a 1,200 MW (nominal) gas-fired, combined
cycle electric generating facility to be located adjacent to a
British Petroleum Company chemical facility in the County of
Hull, England (the "Saltend Plant"). It is anticipated that the
Saltend Plant will consist of three 400 MW (nominal) units, each
of which will include an air intake system, compressor,
combustion chambers, power turbine, exhaust system and all
associated auxiliary plant and control systems. The Saltend
Plant will be operated by Entergy Power Operations UK Limited,
another indirect subsidiary of Entergy.
In addition to the foregoing existing ownership interests in
FUCOs, EPDC is engaged in development activities with respect to
potential additional investments by Entergy in foreign energy
projects which would qualify as FUCOs. EPDC also may from time
to time acquire and hold, on behalf of Entergy, interests in
additional FUCOs. EPDC undertakes to file a further amendment to
this Notification in the event that it acquires any securities or
an interest in the business of another FUCO.
No persons other than Entergy currently own a 5% or more
voting interest in EPDC.
Item 2. Domestic Associate Public-Utility Companies of EPDC and
their Relationship to EPDC.
The following companies, each of which is a direct or
indirect subsidiary of Entergy, are domestic associate public-
utility companies of EPDC: 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 EPDC.
EXHIBIT A. State Certification.
Not applicable.
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SIGNATURE
The undersigned company has duly caused this amendment to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly
authorized.
ENTERGY POWER DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
By: /s/ Frederick F. Nugent
Frederick F. Nugent
Vice President
Dated: November 16, 1999
