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                              SEC FILE NO. 70-7727

                                       and

                              SEC FILE NO. 70-8593



                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549





                             CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO

                                     RULE 24

                            OF PARTIAL COMPLETION OF

                                  TRANSACTIONS

                                    GPU, Inc.

                                       and

                             GPU International, Inc.


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                                          :
      In the matter of                    :
      GPU, INC.                           :     Certificate Pursuant
      GPU INTERNATIONAL, INC.             :     to Rule 24 of Partial
                                          :     Completion of
                                          :     Transactions
      SEC File No. 70-7727                :
      SEC File No. 70-8593                :
      (Public Utility Holding Company Act :
      of 1935)                            :
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TO THE MEMBERS OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION:


      The  undersigned,  GPU,  Inc.  (GPU)  and  GPU  International,  Inc.  (GPU
International),  hereby certify pursuant to Rule 24 of the Rules and Regulations
under the Public Utility  Holding Company Act of 1935 (the Act), that certain of
the transactions proposed in the Applications, as amended, filed in SEC File No.
70-7727  and SEC  File No.  70-8593,  respectively,  have  been  carried  out in
accordance with the  Commission's  Orders dated December 22, 1997,  November 16,
1995, June 14, 1995,  December 28, 1994,  September 12, 1994, December 18, 1992,
and June 26, 1990 with respect to the transactions  proposed in the Application,
as amended, in SEC File No. 70-7727, and the Commission's Orders dated, December
22,  1997,  November 5, 1997,  March 6, 1996,  January 19, 1996 and July 6, 1995
with respect to the transactions proposed in the Application, as amended, in SEC
File No. 70-8593, as follows:

      The  following is reported in  accordance  with  Supplemental  Order dated
November 16, 1995 for SEC File No. 70-7727:

1.    Financial Statements
      --------------------

           A copy of GPU International's unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheet as
of March 31, 2000 and unaudited  Consolidated  Statement of  Operations  for the
three months ended March 31, 2000 will be filed  separately  under a request for
confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 104(b).

2.    Business Activities
      -------------------

Project Development
-------------------

           GPU  International   continued  to  engage  in  project   development
activities both domestically and internationally.

Project Related Services
-------------------------

           GPU  International  continued to provide  management,  administrative
and/or operating services as of March 31, 2000 to the following projects (either
directly or through  subsidiaries),  in which GPU  International has a direct or
indirect ownership interest:


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              Project      Project Owner                    Location
              -------      -------------                    --------
              Marcal       Prime Energy L.P.                   NJ
              Onondaga     Onondaga Cogeneration L.P.          NY
              Lake         Lake Cogen L.P.                     FL
              Pasco        Pasco Cogen L.P.                    FL
              Mid-Georgia  Mid-Georgia Cogen, L.P.             GA


3.    Guarantees which GPU has Agreed to Grant
      ----------------------------------------

           No matters to be reported.


4.    Guarantees Issued
      -----------------

           GPU International or GPU, for the benefit of GPU  International,  has
obtained the following standby letters of credit which were effective during the
period January 1, 2000 through March 31, 2000:

      (a) In  December  1999,  GPU  International  entered  into an Amended  and
Restated Credit Agreement (Credit  Agreement) with Citibank,  N.A. that provides
for a $30  million  credit  line which may be drawn in the form of  advances  or
letters of credit.  The aggregate amount of letters of credit outstanding at one
time  may not  exceed  $30  million.  GPU  has  guaranteed  GPU  International's
outstanding  obligations under this Credit Agreement,  which expires in December
2000.

      As of March 31,  2000,  there  were no  borrowings  outstanding  under the
Credit Agreement.

      (b)  On  June  1,  1999,  Mid-Georgia  reissued  a  letter  of  credit  to
collateralize  certain  obligations  under its 30-year power purchase  agreement
with Georgia Power Company.  The letter of credit is scheduled to expire on June
1, 2000 and must be renewed annually by Mid-Georgia during the term of the power
purchase agreement.  The letter of credit,  which is guaranteed by GPU, had been
initially  provided by GPU  International in respect of its 50 percent ownership
interest in Mid-Georgia when the facility commenced commercial operation in June
1998. GPU has a present obligation of $641,500 under the letter of credit, which
escalates to a maximum of $4.5  million and then  decreases  over the  remaining
term of the power purchase agreement.

      In addition,  the following  guarantees were outstanding during the period
January 1, 2000 through March 31, 2000:

      (a) On September 1, 1999, GPU guaranteed up to $21.3 million in connection
with  the   conversion  of  a   construction   loan  to  a  term  loan  for  the
Termobarranquilla (TEBSA) project in Colombia. This guarantee expires four years
after the loan conversion date (September 2003).

      (b)  GPU International has guaranteed the obligations of GPUI Colombia
Ltd., and International Power Advisors, Inc. (the Operators), both of which
are subsidiaries of GPU Power, Inc. (GPU Power), which is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of GPU, under the operations and maintenance agreement (O&M
Agreement) in the TEBSA project.  The liability of the Operators under the
O&M Agreement is limited to $5 million.


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      (c) GPU guaranteed  payments to General  Electric  Capital  Corporation of
amounts up to the lesser of six months average rent (approximately $8.1 million)
or $10 million,  to the extent Lake Cogen, Ltd. fails to pay rent when due under
the terms of the  project  lease or  chooses  not to renew  the lease  after its
initial 11-year term, which expires in August 2004.

      (d) GPU  International  has guaranteed the obligations of its wholly owned
subsidiary,  EI Fuels  Corporation  (EI Fuels),  under a Natural Gas  Facilities
Agreement  (Facilities  Agreement) with the City of Warner Robins,  Georgia (the
City). Pursuant to the guarantee,  GPU International has guaranteed the payments
of EI Fuels to the City of (a) Fixed  Monthly  Lease Charges and (b) any and all
extensions,  renewals,   modifications,   amendments  or  substitutions  of  the
foregoing.  The Fixed Monthly  Lease Charge is $24,000,  subject to reduction in
certain  circumstances,  for a term extending  through June 2029  (approximately
$8,928,000). Sonat has assumed 50% of this obligation.

      (e) GPU  International  guaranteed  up to $370,800 of the  indemnification
obligation of Syracuse Orange Partners, L.P. (SOP) against certain damages which
may arise out of breach of representation,  warranty, covenant or agreement made
or given to G.A.S.  Orange Associates,  LLC in connection with the sale of SOP's
ownership interest in Project Orange Associates,  L.P. The guarantee will expire
on December 6, 2005.

5.    Services obtained from associated companies
      -------------------------------------------

           Services   obtained   from  GPU  Service,   Inc.   consisted  of  (i)
administrative,   internal  auditing,  legal,  accounting  and  risk  management
services;  (ii) information services and telecommunications  services, and (iii)
pension  administration  services.  The  total  dollar  value  of such  services
provided to GPU  International  during the period  January 1, 2000 through March
31, 2000 was $321,854.

6.    Services provided to associated companies
      -----------------------------------------

           A description of services  provided by GPU International to associate
companies during the period January 1, 2000 through March 31, 2000 will be filed
separately under a request for confidential treatment under Rule 104(b).

7.    Investments by GPU in Qualifying Facilities, Exempt Wholesale
      -------------------------------------------------------------
      Generators  and Foreign Utility Companies, and Percentage of Equity
      -------------------------------------------------------------------
      Ownership
      ---------
           Set forth below is a summary of the direct or indirect investments as
defined in SEC Rule 53(a) by GPU, as of March 31, 2000 in qualifying  facilities
(QFs), exempt wholesale generators (EWGs) and foreign utility companies (FUCOs),
as well as the percentage of equity ownership.


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                            GPU's      GPU's %  Owners not affiliated with GPU
                  FUCO,    Investment  Equity   -------------------------------
Associate         QF or    at 3/31/00  Owner-                          Type of
Company           EWG       ($000)     ship     Name of Entity          Entity
-------           ---       ------     ----     --------------          ------

Qualifying Facilities:
---------------------

Prime Energy,     QF       $10,368     50%     Prudential Insurance   Domestic
LP                                             Company of America


Lake Cogen Ltd.   QF        13,376     49.9%   Lake Interest          Domestic
                                                Holdings Inc.
                                               New Lake Corp.         Domestic


Pasco Cogen, Ltd. QF        16,802     49.9%   DCC Project Finance    Domestic
                                                Ten Inc.
                                               PAS Power Company      Domestic
                                               Pasco Int. Holding,    Domestic
                                                Inc.
                                               Pasco Project          Domestic
                                               Investment
                                               Partnership LP


Aggregate                   ------
Investment in QFs *        $40,546
                            ------



Exempt Wholesale Generators and Foreign Utility Companies:
---------------------------------------------------------

Mid-Georgia       EWG &      8,641      50%     Sonat Energy         Domestic
Cogen, LP         QF                            Services Company

Selkirk Cogen     EWG &      7,788      19%     JMC Selkirk, Inc.    Domestic
Partners, LP      QF                            Cogen Technologies   Domestic
                                                 Selkirk GP, Inc.
                                                Cogen Technologies   Domestic
                                                Selkirk LP
                                                JMCS I Investors, LP Domestic

NCP Houston       EWG        7,131*    100%     Not Applicable          N/A
Power, Inc.

Onondaga          EWG          _       100%     Not Applicable          N/A
Cogen, LP

NCP Perry, Inc.   EWG       10,315*    100%     Not Applicable          N/A


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                  FUCO,      GPU's     GPU's %  Owners not affiliated with GPU
                  QF       Investment  Equity   ------------------------------
Associate         or       at 3/31/00  Owner-                        Type of
Company           EWG       ($000)     ship     Name of Entity       Entity
-------           ---      -------     ----     --------------       ------

Exempt Wholesale Generators and Foreign Utility Companies (continued):
----------------------------------------------------------

Geddes            EWG       19,679*    100%     Not Applicable          N/A
Cogeneration Corp.

Geddes II Corp.   EWG        7,987*    100%     Not Applicable          N/A

Empresa           EWG       33,000      50%     Cititrust (Bahamas)  Foreign
Guaracachi S.A.                                 Limited

Guaracachi        EWG       36,852*    100%     Not Applicable          N/A
America, Inc.

GPU Power, Inc.   EWG      108,169*    100%     Not Applicable          N/A

EI International  EWG          682*    100%     Not Applicable          N/A

GPUI Colombia,    EWG          801*    100%     Not Applicable          N/A
Ltda.

Victoria Electric FUCO     160,760*    100%     Not Applicable          N/A
Inc.

Midlands          FUCO     985,347     100%     Not Applicable          N/A
Electricity plc

GPU PowerNet      FUCO     492,444     100%     Not Applicable          N/A
PTY., Ltd.

GPU Australia     FUCO     457,129*    100%     Not Applicable          N/A
Holdings, Inc.

Austran Holdings  FUCO     252,040*    100%     Not Applicable          N/A
Inc.

Termobarranquilla EWG       86,112      29%     ABB Energy Ventures, Foreign
S.A.                                              Inc.
                                                Lancaster Steel      Foreign
                                                Distral Group        Foreign
                                                 Corp. Electrica     Foreign
                                                 De la Costa
                                                 Atlantica

EI Barranquilla,  EWG       29,695*    100%     Not Applicable          N/A
Inc.

Barranquilla      EWG       43,357*    100%     Not Applicable          N/A
Lease Holdings, Inc.



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                  FUCO,      GPU's     GPU's %  Owners not affiliated with GPU
                  QF       Investment  Equity   ------------------------------
Associate         or       at 3/31/00  Owner-                        Type of
Company           EWG       ($000)     ship     Name of Entity       Entity
-------           ---      -------     ----     --------------       ------

Exempt Wholesale Generators and Foreign Utility Companies (continued):
----------------------------------------------------------

Los Amigos        EWG           12*    100%     Not Applicable          N/A
Leasing Company, Ltd.

GPU International EWG         (458)*   100%     Not Applicable          N/A
Asia, Inc.

EI Services       EWG         (158)*   100%     Not Applicable          N/A
Canada, Ltd.

EI Canada         EWG         (174)*   100%     Not Applicable          N/A
Holding, Ltd.

EI Brooklyn       EWG           (1)*   100%     Not Applicable          N/A
Investment, Ltd.

EI Brooklyn       EWG           (6)*   100%     Not Applicable          N/A
Power, Ltd.

International Power

Advisors, Inc.    EWG        1,333*    100%     Not Applicable          N/A

Empresa
Distribuidora Electrica

Regional,S.A.     FUCO     373,377     100%     Not Applicable          N/A

GasNet PTY., Ltd. **       198,759     100%     Not Applicable          N/A
                           -------

Aggregate Investment
in EWGs & FUCOs *       $2,185,468
                         ---------

Total Aggregate
Investment in QFs,
EWGs & FUCOs *          $2,226,014
                         =========

(*)   GPU's  aggregate  investment  does not  include  the items  shown  with in
      asterisks order to avoid duplication.

(**)  Wholly-owned by a FUCO

      As of March 31, 2000, GPU also owned, directly or indirectly, a 100%
interest in each of the following EWGs, in which its aggregate investment did
not exceed $10,000: GPU Power Ireland, Inc.; GPU Power Philippines, Inc.;
Austin Cogeneration Corporation; Austin Cogeneration Partners, L.P.; and
Hanover Energy Corporation.




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8.  During  the period  January 1, 2000  through  March 31,  2000,  there was no
intellectual property provided to GPU International by any associate company, or
provided by GPU International to any associate company.

      In accordance with Orders dated July 6, 1995 and March 6, 1996 in SEC File
No. 70-8593, and in addition to the reimbursement agreements described in item 4
above, the following is reported:

1.    Financial Statements
      --------------------

      A copy of GPU  Capital,  Inc.'s (GPU  Capital)  and GPU Power's  unaudited
Consolidated  Balance  Sheets as of March 31,  2000 and  unaudited  Consolidated
Statements  of  Operations  for the twelve  months  ended March 31, 2000 will be
filed  separately under a request for  confidential  treatment  pursuant to Rule
104(b).

      On October 8, 1998, GPU Capital was  incorporated  to secure  financing to
prepay  indebtedness  of  certain  subsidiaries  of  GPU  Electric,   Inc.  (GPU
Electric),   and  for  working  capital  purposes   including   investments  and
acquisitions.  GPU made a  capital  contribution  to GPU  Capital  of all of the
issued  and  outstanding  common  stock of GPU  Electric,  which  then  became a
wholly-owned  subsidiary  of GPU  Capital.  GPU  Capital  became a  wholly-owned
subsidiary of GPU.

      GPU  Capital  and  GPU  Electric  develop,   own,  operate  and  fund  the
acquisition of electric and gas transmission  and  distribution  systems outside
the United States and will be referred to as "GPU Electric."

2.    Investments in Exempt Entities
      -------------------------------

      In May 1996, GPU and Cinergy Corp. (Cinergy) formed Avon Energy
Partners plc (Avon), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Avon Energy Partners
Holdings, Inc. (Holdings).  Holdings was a 50/50 joint venture which acquired
Midlands, an English regional electric company.  GPU's interest in Holdings
is held by EI UK Holdings, Inc. (EI UK), a wholly-owned subsidiary of GPU
Electric.

      In  addition  to  the  amount  invested  by  EI  UK,   Holdings   borrowed
approximately (pound)1.1 billion (U.S. $1.8 billion) through a non-recourse term
loan and revolving credit facility to provide for the balance of the acquisition
price.

      In July 1999, GPU Electric  acquired  Cinergy's 50% ownership  interest in
Avon for (pound)452.5 million (approximately US $714 million).  Accordingly, GPU
Electric  has become  the sole  owner of  Midlands'  electric  distribution  and
contracting  businesses as well as independent  power plants worldwide  totaling
1,163  MW.  The  acquisition  was  financed  through  a US $250  million  equity
contribution  from GPU, Inc., the issuance of US $50 million of commercial paper
by GPU  Capital,  and a  two-year  (pound)245  million  (approximately  US  $390
million)  credit  agreement  entered  into  by EI  UK of  which  GPU,  Inc.  has
guaranteed  approximately US $96 million. In July 1999, GPU began accounting for
Midlands  as a  consolidated  entity,  rather  than under the  equity  method of
accounting as was previously the practice.


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      On June 4, 1999, GPU Electric acquired  Transmission  Pipelines  Australia
(TPA),  a  natural  gas  transmission  business,  from the  State  of  Victoria,
Australia for A$1.025  billion  (approximately  US $675  million).  TPA has been
renamed  GPU GasNet.  The  acquisition  was  financed  through an A$750  million
(approximately US $455 million) senior credit facility, which is non-recourse to
GPU,  Inc.  and an  equity  contribution  from  GPU  Capital  of  A$275  million
(approximately  US $167  million)  provided  through the issuance of  commercial
paper guaranteed by GPU, Inc.

      On March 9, 1999, GPU Electric  acquired Empresa  Distribuidora  Electrica
Regional,  S.A. (Emdersa),  an Argentine holding company,  for $375 million. The
acquisition was financed through the issuance of commercial paper by GPU Capital
and a $50 million capital contribution from GPU.

      On  November  6, 1997,  GPU  Electric  acquired  the  business of PowerNet
Victoria (PowerNet), which was renamed GPU PowerNet, from the State of Victoria,
Australia  for A$2.6  billion  (approximately  US $1.9  billion).  The  PowerNet
acquisition  was financed  through:  (1) a senior debt facility of A$1.9 billion
(approximately  US $1.4 billion),  which is non-recourse to GPU; (2) a five year
US $450 million bank credit  agreement  which is  guaranteed  by GPU; and (3) an
equity contribution of US $50 million from GPU.

      In December 1998, GPU Capital entered into a $1 billion  commercial  paper
program to,  among other  things,  finance  investments  in EWGs and FUCOs.  The
commercial  paper  issued by GPU Capital is  guaranteed  by GPU. As of March 31,
2000,  there was $778 million of borrowings  outstanding  under this  commercial
paper program.

      Austran  Holdings,  Inc.  (Austran)  entered into a A$1.9 billion facility
agreement (Facility Agreement) with Chase Securities Australia Limited, Dresdner
Australia Limited,  and J.P. Morgan Australia  Securities Limited to finance the
acquisition  of PowerNet.  The Facility  Agreement is guaranteed by GPU PowerNet
and  provides  for  interest  at the  Australian  dollar bill  discount  rate as
specified  in the Facility  Agreement.  During 1999,  Austran  refinanced  A$390
million  (approximately  US $237 million) of this acquisition debt with proceeds
from an  Australian  Dollar  medium term note  issuance.  As of March 31,  2000,
borrowings of A$1.1 billion,  (approximately  US $640 million) were  outstanding
under this Facility Agreement.

      In August 1998, Austran entered into an A$500 million revolving commercial
paper program. PowerNet has guaranteed Austran's obligations under this program.
As of March 31, 2000, Austran had outstanding  borrowings of approximately A$423
million  (approximately  US $257 million) under the commercial  paper program to
refinance  the maturing  portion of the Facility  Agreement  used to finance the
PowerNet acquisition.

      In November  1997,  GPU  Australia  Holdings,  Inc.  (Australia  Holdings)
entered into a $450 million bank credit agreement (Credit  Agreement) with Chase
Manhattan Bank, as agent for a lending institution consortium.  Borrowings under
the  Credit  Agreement  are  repayable  annually  (with the option to prepay any
amounts  without  penalty)  on  each  anniversary  of the  acquisition  date  in
increments of $90 million with the final payment due in November  2002. In April
1999 Australia  Holdings prepaid the outstanding $350 million  principal balance
and interest under this agreement.  In order to fund this prepayment,  Australia
Holdings issued $345 million in commercial paper under


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its  $350  million   commercial   paper   program  and  received  a  $5  million
inter-company  advance  from GPU  Electric.  The $450 million  Credit  Agreement
remains  in place as a  backstop  facility  for the  commercial  paper  program.
Pursuant to the terms of the Credit  Agreement,  commercial  paper  availability
will be reduced  annually  in  increments  of $90 million  which will,  in turn,
reduce the amount of commercial  paper that Australia  Holdings may issue. As of
March 31, 2000, Australia Holdings had US $185 million of outstanding borrowings
under the commercial paper program.

      In  June  2000,  GPU  announced  that  it had  entered  into a  definitive
agreement with Singapore  Power  International  (SPI), a subsidiary of Singapore
Power, for SPI to purchase GPU PowerNet. On June 30, 2000, GPU and SPI completed
the sale for  A$2.1  billion  (approximately  US$1.26  billion).  Together  with
additional  transaction  considerations,  the full value of the  transaction  is
A$2.175 billion. GPU has used the net proceeds of the sale to reduce outstanding
debt.

3.    Description of Exempt Entities in Which There are Funds Invested
      ----------------------------------------------------------------

Mid-Georgia Cogen, L.P.(Mid-Georgia)
-----------------------------------
      Through NCP Houston Power,  Inc. and NCP Perry,  Inc.,  GPU  International
owns a 1% general partnership interest and a 49% limited partnership interest in
Mid-Georgia,  a 300 megawatt  (MW)  cogeneration  facility  located in Kathleen,
Georgia which was placed into  commercial  operation in June 1998.  The facility
sells  substantially  all of its steam output for use in an adjacent  industrial
facility  and  substantially  all of its  electrical  output  to  Georgia  Power
Company.  Mid-Georgia  has the option to sell power to other  wholesale  parties
subject to the receipt of necessary third party consent.

Onondaga Cogeneration, L.P.(Onondaga)
-------------------------------------
      GPU   International,   through  its   wholly-owned   subsidiaries   Geddes
Cogeneration  Corporation (Geddes) and Geddes II Corporation,  owns a 1% general
partnership interest and 99% limited partnership interest in Onondaga,  an 80 MW
cogeneration  facility in located in Geddes,  New York.  The facility was placed
into commercial  operation in December 1993 and sells  substantially  all of its
electrical output to Niagara Mohawk Power  Corporation.  In 1998,  Onondaga made
distributions  to  Geddes  representing  a return of all  capital  that had been
invested in the partnership.

Selkirk Cogen Partners, L.P. (Selkirk)
--------------------------------------
      GPU International,  through its wholly-owned  subsidiary EI Selkirk, Inc.,
owns a 19% limited  partnership  interest in Selkirk.  The  principal  assets of
Selkirk include two natural  gas-fired  combined-cycle  cogeneration  facilities
located in Bethlehem, New York: a 79.9 MW facility and a 270 MW facility.

Empresa Guaracachi, S.A.
-----------------------
      In July 1995, GPU Power,  through Guaracachi  America,  Inc. acquired from
the Bolivian  Government a 50% interest in Empresa  Guaracachi,  S.A.(EGSA),  an
electric  generating company for $47 million.  EGSA has an aggregate capacity of
338 MW of natural gas-fired and oil-fired generation facilities located in


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Bolivia  in and  around  the  cities  of Santa  Cruz,  Sucre  and  Potosi  which
represents more than one-third of Bolivia's generation capacity.

Termobarranquilla, S.A.
-----------------------
      In October 1995, GPU Power, through EI Barranquilla,  Inc., acquired a 29%
interest in  Termobarranquilla,  S.A.,  Empresa de Servicios  Publicos  (TEBSA).
TEBSA has an  aggregate  capacity of 890 MW of gas-fired  generation  facilities
located near Barranquilla,  Colombia.  Electricity generated by these facilities
is sold to Corporacion  Electrica de la Costa  Atlantica under a long-term (20.5
years) contract.

Barranquilla Lease Holdings, Inc. and Los Amigos Leasing Company, Ltd.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
      Barranquilla Lease Holdings,  Inc., a subsidiary of GPU Power, through its
wholly-owned  subsidiary Los Amigos Leasing Company,  Ltd.  (Leaseco),  owns and
leases to TEBSA equipment in generation  facilities  constructed and operated by
TEBSA.  The lease  provides for TEBSA to make monthly lease  payments to Leaseco
through September 2011.

Midlands Electricity plc (Midlands)
-----------------------------------
      Midlands distributes electricity to 2.3 million customers in England in an
area with a population of five million.  Midlands also owns an independent power
production business that generates electricity in England and internationally.

PowerNet
--------
      PowerNet   owns  and  operates  the  existing   high-voltage   electricity
transmission  system  in  the  State  of  Victoria,   Australia.   The  PowerNet
transmission  system  serves all of Victoria  covering an area of  approximately
87,900 square miles and a population of approximately 4.5 million.

Emdersa
-------
      Emdersa  owns three  electric  distribution  companies  that  serve  three
provinces  in  northwest  Argentina.  The  three  distribution  companies  serve
approximately  335,000 customers throughout a service territory of approximately
124,300 square miles. The provinces have a total population of about 1.5 million
people.

GasNet
------
      The GPU GasNet system  encompasses 1,239 miles of transmission  pipelines,
and  consists  of  two  separate  networks  serving  approximately  1.3  million
residential  customers  and about 40,000  industrial  and  commercial  customers
throughout Victoria.


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4.    Services Obtained From Associated Companies
      -------------------------------------------
      GPU Service,  Inc. provided  administrative  services to GPU Power and GPU
Electric in the amount of $129,956  and  $451,120,  respectively,  for the three
months ended March 31, 2000, in support of operations and management activities.

5.    Services Provided to Associated Companies
      -----------------------------------------
      A  description  of  services  provided  by GPU  Electric  and GPU Power to
associate  companies  during the period  January 1, 2000 through  March 31, 2000
will be filed separately  under a request for confidential  treatment under Rule
104(b).

      In accordance  with the  Commission's  Order dated November 5, 1997 in SEC
File No. 70-8593, the following is reported:

      a) GPU's aggregate investment includes all amounts invested,  or committed
to be  invested,  in foreign  utility  companies  (FUCOs)  and exempt  wholesale
generators (EWGs), for which there is recourse,  directly or indirectly,  to the
registered holding company.  Accordingly,  GPU Inc.'s aggregate investment as of
March 31, 2000 is as follows:

                                                       (In Thousands)
                                                       --------------

FUCOs
-----

Midlands Electricity plc                              $     985,347
GPU PowerNet PTY., Ltd.                                     492,444
Emdersa                                                     373,377
GPU GasNet PTY., Ltd.                                       198,759
                                                          ---------
      Subtotal                                            2,049,927
                                                          ---------

EWGs
----

Mid-Georgia Cogen, L.P.                               $      8,641
Selkirk Cogen, L.P.                                          7,788
Termobarranquilla, S.A.                                     86,112
Empresa Guaracachi, S.A.                                    33,000
                                                         ---------
      Subtotal                                             135,541
                                                         ---------

      Aggregate Investment in FUCOs and EWGs          $  2,185,468
                                                         =========

      b)   As of March 31, 2000
           (In Thousands)
           GPU's Aggregate Investment in FUCOs and EWGs $2,185,468



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Aggregate Investment as a Percentage of GPU, Inc. and Subsidiary Companies:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

Total capitalization                $ 11,449,418                  19.1%
Net utility plant                   $  7,892,354                  27.7%
Total consolidated assets           $ 21,859,655                  10.0%
Market value of common equity       $  3,312,131                  66.0%

      c)   GPU, Inc. and Subsidiary Companies

           Consolidated Capitalization Ratios as of March 31, 2000
           (In Thousands)

                                       Amount                        %
                                       ------                        -

Common equity                       $  3,542,716                    30.9
Cumulative preferred stock                85,816                     0.8
Subsidiary-obligated mandatorily
  redeemable preferred securities        125,000                     1.1
Trust preferred securities               200,000                     1.7
Long-term debt                         6,274,364                    54.8
Notes payable                          1,221,522                    10.7
                                       ---------                   -----
      Total capitalization          $ 11,449,418                   100.0%
                                     ===========                   =====

      d)   Market-to-book ratio of GPU, Inc. and Subsidiary Companies common
stock at March 31, 2000:

Closing Market Price per Share                                  $  27.38
Book Value per Share                                            $  29.28
Market-to Book Ratio of Common Stock                                93.5%

      e)   Analysis of Growth in Retained Earnings for GPU, Inc. and
Subsidiary Companies:

                                                                (In Thousands)
                                                                --------------

Retained Earnings as of 3/31/00                                   $2,557,496
Retained Earnings as of 12/31/99                                   2,426,350
                                                                   ---------
Growth in Retained Earnings                                       $  131,146
                                                                   =========

Analysis of Growth in Retained Earnings:

Income contribution from GPU Energy companies                     $   96,432
Income contribution from FUCOs/EWGs/Project Parents                   37,567
Income/(loss) contribution from other GPUI Group investments             555
Income/(loss) contribution from other GPU Advanced Resources           1,645
GPU, Inc. expenses (Corporate)                                        (5,201)
Other adjustments                                                        148
                                                                     -------
Growth in Retained Earnings                                       $  131,146
                                                                    ========



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      f) Statements  of  Operations  for the period ended March 31, 2000 for the
following  Project Parents and Exempt Entities will be filed  separately under a
request for confidential treatment under Rule 104 (b):

               Termobarranquilla, S.A.
               GPUI Colombia, Ltda.
               Empresa Guaracachi, S.A.
               NCP Houston Power, Inc.
               Mid-Georgia Cogen, L.P.
               Onondaga Cogeneration Limited Partnership
               GPU PowerNet PTY., Ltd.
               GPU GasNet PTY., Ltd.
               GPU International Australia Pty., Ltd.
               Emdersa
               Midlands Electricity plc

           A Statement of Operations  for Selkirk Cogen  Partners,  L.P. for the
           period ended March 31, 2000 is incorporated by reference to Selkirk's
           March 31, 2000 Form 10-Q.


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                                    SIGNATURE

PURSUANT TO THE  REQUIREMENTS OF THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935,
THE  UNDERSIGNED  COMPANIES  HAVE DULY CAUSED THIS  CERTIFICATE  TO BE SIGNED ON
THEIR BEHALF BY THE UNDERSIGNED THEREUNTO DULY AUTHORIZED.

                                       GPU, Inc.


                                       By:/s/ T.G Howson
                                          -------------------------
                                       T.G. Howson
                                       Vice President and Treasurer


                                       GPU International, Inc.


                                       By:/s/ R. P. Lantzy
                                          -------------------------
                                       R.P. Lantzy
                                       President

Date: July 11, 2000





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