SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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
TONGXIANG TIES HEAT & POWER CO. LTD
B16-17 Tongxiang Economic & Development Zone
Tongxiang City, Zhejiang Province
People's Republic of China
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(Name of foreign utility company)
Alliant Energy Corporation
222 West Washington Avenue
Madison, Wisconsin 53703
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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:
Barbara J. Swan
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Alliant Energy Corporation
222 West Washington Avenue
Madison, Wisconsin 53703
William T. Baker, Jr.
Thelen Reid & Priest LLP
40 West 57th Street
New York, New York 10019
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Alliant Energy Corporation ("Alliant"), a Wisconsin corporation and a
registered holding company under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
(the "'35 Act"), as amended, acting on behalf of Tongxiang TIES Heat & Power Co.
Ltd. ("TIES"), an indirect subsidiary of Alliant, hereby notifies the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") that TIES is, and hereby claims
status as, a foreign utility company ("FUCO") within the meaning of Section 33
of the '35 Act.
ITEM 1. NAME, BUSINESS ADDRESS, FACILITIES AND OWNERSHIP.
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The name and business address of the company claiming FUCO status is
Tongxiang TIES Heat & Power Co. Ltd., B16-17 Tongxiang Economic & Development
Zone, Tongxiang City, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China.
TIES was incorporated in China as a limited liability company and is a
joint venture of Interstate Energy Corporation Pte. Ltd. ("IEC/PTE") and
Tongxiang Juneng Heat & Power Company Ltd. ("TJHP"). IEC/PTE and TJHP each owns
50% of the joint venture. IEC/PTE, a Singapore company, is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Alliant Energy International, Inc., a direct wholly-owned
subsidiary of Alliant Energy Resources, Inc. and an indirect wholly-owned
subsidiary of Alliant.
TIES owns and operates a co-generation plant consisting of one coal-fired
24- megawatt generator. The plant supplies electricity and steam to the local
municipal government, which, in turn, sells and distributes the steam and power
to various customers.
ITEM 2. DOMESTIC ASSOCIATE PUBLIC-UTILITY COMPANIES OF TIES.
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The following companies, each of which is a direct or indirect subsidiary
of Alliant, are domestic public utility companies and associate companies of
TIES: IES Utilities Inc., Interstate Power Company, Wisconsin Power and Light
Company and South Beloit Water, Gas & Electric Company (collectively, the
"Domestic Utilities"). At present, apart from their common affiliation with
Alliant, none of the Domestic Utilities has any relationship with TIES.
EXHIBIT A. STATE CERTIFICATION.
Inapplicable.
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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.
ALLIANT ENERGY CORPORATION
By: /s/ Barbara J. Swan
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Barbara J. Swan
Executive Vice President
and General Counsel
Date: July 30, 1999
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