BEFORE THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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
CHI Hydroelectric Company, Inc.
by: CHI Energy, Inc.
680 Washington Boulevard
Fifth Floor
Stamford, CT 06901
CHI Energy, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, hereby files with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission")
pursuant to Section 33 of the Public Utility Holding Company
Act of 1935, as amended (the "Act"), this Form U-57 for the
purpose of notifying the Commission that CHI Hydroelectric
Company, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of
Canada, is a "foreign utility company" ("FUCO") within the
meaning of Section 33 of the Act.
CHI Hydroelectric Company, Inc. does not derive and will not
derive any part of its income, directly or indirectly, from
the generation, transmission or distribution of electric
energy for sale (or the distribution at retail of natural or
manufactured gas for heat, light or power) within the
United States. Neither CHI Hydroelectric Company, Inc. nor
any of its subsidiary companies is or will be a public
utility operating within the United States.
Item 1. (a) Entity claiming foreign utility company status:
CHI Hydroelectric Company Inc.
CIBC Tower
1155 Rene-Levesque Boulevard West
Suite 175
Montreal, Quebec H3B 3Z7
CANADA
(b) Description of facilities used for the generation,
transmission and distribution of electric energy for sale:
CHI Hydroelectric Company, Inc. holds a 49-percent
general partner interest in Star Lake Hydro Partnership,
which owns the Star Lake Hydroelectric Project. The Star
Lake Hydroelectric Project is an 18-MW hydroelectric
facility located near Buchans, Newfoundland, Canada that
sells all of its electric capacity and energy to
Newfoundland & Labrador Hydro at wholesale under a long-term
power purchase agreement. The project includes a
transmission line of approximately 40 kilometers connecting
to a Newfoundland & Labrador substation.
(c) To the extent known, identification of each person
that holds five percent or more of any class of voting
securities of CHI Hydroelectric Company, Inc.:
CHI Hydroelectric Company, Inc. is 100-percent
owed by CHI Canada Inc., CIBC Tower, 1155 Rene-Levesque
Boulevard West,Suite 175, Montreal, Quebec H3B 3Z7, which is
a 100-percent owned subsidiary of CHI Finance, Inc., 680
Washington Boulevard, Fifth Floor, Stamford, CT 06901,
which is a 100-percent owned subsidiary of CHI Energy, Inc.,
680 Washington Boulevard, Fifth Floor, Stamford, CT 06901.
Item 2. CHI Hydroelectric Company, Inc. has no domestic
associate public-utility companies.
The Commission is requested to mail copies of all
correspondence relating to this Notification to:
Christopher Hocker
CHI Energy, Inc.
680 Washington Boulevard
Fifth Floor
Stamford, CT 06901
Donald H. Clarke, Esq.
Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP
2300 N Street NW, #700
Washington, DC 20037
The undersigned company has duly caused this statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly
authorized.
CHI Energy, Inc.
By:
Christopher Hocker
Vice President, CHI Energy, Inc. November 22, 2000
