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 Power Saltend Holding Ltd.
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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:
Laurence M. Hamric, Esq. Thomas C. Havens, Esq.
Associate General Counsel Whitman Breed Abbott & Morgan LLP
Entergy Services, Inc. 200 Park Avenue
639 Loyola Avenue New York, New York 10166
New Orleans, Louisiana 70113
Frederick F. Nugent, Esq.
General Counsel
Entergy Enterprises, Inc.
4 Park Plaza, Suite 2000
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 Power Saltend Holding Ltd.
("Saltend Holding") 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 Saltend Holding Ltd.
c/o Entergy Power Group
2 George Yard
Lombard Street
London EC3V 4DH United Kingdom
Saltend Holding, an indirect subsidiary of Entergy, 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 megawatt
("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 "Plant").
It is anticipated that the Plant will consist of three 400 MW
(nominal) units, each of which will include an air intake system
(including a high efficiency filter, pre-filter and silencer),
compressor, combustion chambers, power turbine, exhaust system
and all associated auxiliary plant and control systems. The
Plant will be operated by Entergy Power Operations UK Limited,
another indirect subsidiary of Entergy.
No person (other than Entergy and its subsidiaries)
currently owns a 5% or more voting interest in Saltend Holding.
Item 2. Domestic Associate Public-Utility Companies of Saltend
Holding and their Relationship to Saltend Holding.
The following companies, each of which is a direct or
indirect subsidiary of Entergy, are domestic public utility
associate companies of Saltend Holding: 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 Saltend Holding.
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
Secretary
Dated: April 23, 1999
