THIS DOCUMENT IS A COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION ON FORM U-57 FILED ON JUNE 13,
1996 PURSUANT TO A RULE 201 TEMPORARY HARDSHIP EXEMPTION
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
FORM U-57
NOTIFICATION OF FOREGIN UTILITY COMPANY STATUS
Filed under Section 33(a) of the
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended
Flores II Ltda. & Cia S.C.A. E.S.P
__________________________________
(Name of foreign utility company)
Illinova Generating Company
____________________________
(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:
Michael R. Henneghan J. Paul Forrester
Vice President - Finance Mayer, Brown & Platt
and Treasurer 190 South La Salle Street
Illinova Generating Company Chicago, Illinois 60603-3441
2828 North Monroe
Decatur, Illinois 62523-1210
Illinova Generating Company ("IGC"), an Illinois corporation and a subsidiary
of Illinova Corporation ("Illinova"), an exempt holding company under Section
3(a)(1) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended (the
"Act"), acting on behalf of Flores II Ltda. & Cia S.C.A. E.S.P., a company
organized under Columbian law ("Flores II E.S.P."), hereby notifies the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") that Flores II E.S.P.
is, and claims status as., a "foreign utility company" within the meaning of
Section 33 of the Act ("FUCO").
Item 1. Name, Business Address, Facilities and Ownership.
The name and business address of the company claiming FUCO status is:
Flores II Ltda. & Cia S.C.A. E.S.P.
c/o Fidugan
Carrera 7 No. 71-52 Torre A Piso 10
Santa Fe de Bogota, D.C. Colombia
Attention: Carolyn Mondragon
Facsimile No.: 011-571-3120601
Confirmation No.: 011-571-3123711
with a copy to:
c/o Illinova Generating Company
2828 North Monroe
Decatur, Illinois 62523-1210
Attention: Secretary
Facsimile No.: (217) 876-7475
Confirmation No.: (217) 876-7476
Flores II E.S.P. operates a 100 megawatt ("MW") electric generating facility
located in the city of Barranquilla, Colombia (the "Facility"). The Facility
is owned by Banco Ganadero S.A., a Panamanian bank, and leased to Flores II
E.S.P. Flores II E.S.P. has an option to purchase the Facility under certain
conditions. All capcity and energy from the Facility will be sold at wholesale
in the open market in Colombia to users with a minimum demand in excess of 2MW.
Illinova will acquire, indirectly through subsidiaries of IGC, a 50% ownership
and voting interest in Flores II E.S.P. The remaining 50% ownership and
voting interest in Flores II E.S.P. is held by various legal entities, none
of which is an associate company of a public-utility company located in the
United States.
Item 2. Domestic Associate Public-Utility Companies of the FUCO
and their Relationship to the FUCO.
Illinois Power Company ("IPC"), which provides electric service in portions
of the State of Illinois, is a domestic public utility associate company of
Flores II E.S.P. IPC is a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Illinova. IPC
has no direct or indirect ownership interest in Flores II E.S.P. and has not
paid any portion of the purchase price for Illinova's interest in Flores II
E.S.P. Furthermore, IPC does not have any contractual relationship with
Flores II E.S.P.
EXHIBIT A. State Certification.
Pursuant to Section 33(a)(2) of the Act, filed herewith as Exhibit A is a
letter, dated January 5, 1996, from the Illinois Commerce Commission (the
"ICC"), certifying that the ICC has the authority and resources to protect
IPC's ratepayers subject to ICC jurisdiction and intends to excerise its
authority.
SIGNATURE
The undersigned company has duly caused this statement to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
ILLINOVA GENERATING COMPANY
By:__________________________
Dated: June 13, 1996
Exhibit A
STATE OF ILLINOIS
ILLINOIS COMMERCE COMMISSION
January 5, 1996
Office of the Secretary
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Dear Sirs:
We are writing to you with respect to Illinois Power Company and its
affiliated company, Illinova Generating Company. Illinova Generating
Company, through its subsidiaries or through other entities, intends to
hold an ownership interest in electric facilities in one or more foreign
countries. We submit this letter pursuant to the requirements of Section
33(a)(2) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended
(the "Act").
The Illinois Commerce Commission hereby certifies to you that we have,
pursuant to the Illinois Public Utilities Act, the authority to protect
ratepayers subject to our jurisdiction and that we, as the public utility
regulatory body for the State of Illinois, intend to exercise our authority
to the fullest extent allowed by State and Federal law.
We have jurisdiction over the retail electric and gas rates of Illinois
Power Company, which is a public utility company as such term is defined
in the Act.
Sincerely,
Dan Miller
Chairman
cc: Robert Watson, Public Utility Regulatory Division, SEC
Alec Dreyer, Illinova Generating
160 North LaSalle, Suite C-800, Chicago, Illinois 60601-3104
