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
a) CENTRAIS ELETRICAS DE SANTA CATARINA
b) CENTRAL COSTANERA S.A.
c) CENTRAL PUERTO S.A.
d) CHILGENER S.A.
e) CHILQUINTA S.A.
f) COMPANHIA ENERGETICA DE SAO PAULO
g) COMPANHIA PARANAENSE DE ENERGIA
h) COMPANHIA PAULISTA DE FORCA E LUZ
i) ELETRICIDADE DE SAO PAULO S.A.
j) ELECTRICIDAD DE CARACAS
(Names of foreign utility companies)
CSW INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Name of filing company, if filed on behalf of a foreign utility company)
Item 1. Name of entity on whose behalf foreign utility company status is
claimed, its business address, and a description of the facilities used for the
generation, transmission and distribution of electric energy for sale or for the
distribution at retail of natural or manufactured gas. To the extent known,
identity of each person that holds five percent (5%) or more of any class of
voting securities of the foreign utility company and description of the amount
and nature of the interest.
Notification
CSW International, Inc. ("CSWI"), a Delaware corporation, acting on
behalf of the following companies, hereby notifies the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") that pursuant to Section 33 of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended (the "Act"), and Rule 57 of the
implementing regulations thereunder, 17 C.F.R. Section 250.57, based upon
information publicly available to CSWI, each of the following companies is, and
on behalf of each such company CSWI claims status for such company as, a
"foreign utility company" as defined in Section 33(a)(3) of the Act:
a) Centrais Eletricas de Santa Catarina ("CELESC"), a company organized
under the laws of Brazil. The address is as follows:
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Centrais Eletricas de Santa Catarina
Rodovia SC 404 Km 3
Itacorubi, Florianopolis
Santa Catarina 88034
Brazil
CELESC engages primarily in the distribution of electricity in
Santa Catarina. In 1995, CELESC sold approximately 8,821 GWh of electricity to
final consumers. CELESC has approximately 73,210 kilometers of power lines, and
distributes electricity to approximately 1.4 million customers throughout 257 of
the 288 municipalities in the state of Santa Catarina, covering an area of
approximately 87,000 square kilometers. In 1995, 46.8% of the electricity
supplied by CELESC was sold to industrial customers, 24.9% was sold to
residential customers, 11.3% was sold to commercial customers and 17.0% was sold
to rural and other customers.
To CSWI's knowledge, owners of 5% or more of any class of
voting securities of CELESC include: the state of Santa Catarina (50.177%);
INVESC, a special purpose company formed by the Santa Catarina state government
(30.179%); and Camara de Liquidacao e Custodia S.A., custodian for the Rio de
Janeiro Stock Exchange (13.886%).
b) Central Costanera S.A., a company organized under the laws of
Argentina ("Costanera"). The address is as follows:
Central Costanera S.A.
Av. Espala 3301
Capital Federal
Argentina 1107
Costanera is a 1,250 MW private electric generation utility
company located in the city of Buenos Aires, which operates thermoelectric, oil
and natural gas fired generation facilities. Costanera's thermoelectric
generation capacity in Argentina is approximately 1,250 MW.
To CSWI's knowledge, owners of 5% or more of any class of voting
securities of Costanera include: Endesa Argentina S.A. (24%); Participation
Property Program (10%); Enersis S.A. (9%); and, collectively, Empresa Nacional
de Electricidad S.A., Naviera Perez Companc, Cinergy Investments, Entergy Corp.
and others (57%).
c) Central Puerto S.A., a company organized under the laws of Argentina
("Puerto"). The address is as follows:
Central Puerto S.A.
Av. Tomas A. Edison 2701
Capital Federal
Argentina 1104
Puerto is a 1,009 MW private electric generation utility
company operating oil and gas fired generation facilities. The facilities of
Puerto comprise six steam turbogroups, which operate with natural gas or fuel
oil, with an installed capacity of 1,009 MW. In July 1994, Puerto acquired an
interest in Gassur S.A., which was created through participation in a consortium
to explore gas deposits.
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To CSWI's knowledge, owners of 5% or more of any class of voting
securities of Puerto include: Gener Argentina S.A. (31%); Chilquinta S.A. (15%);
Pacifico V Region S.A. (15%); employees of Puerto (10%); and Puerto's ADR
depositary (10%).
d) Chilgener S.A., a company organized under the laws of Chile
("Chilgener"). The address is as follows:
Chilgener S.A.
Miraflores 222, 4th Floor
Santiago
Chile
Chilgener is an electric generation utility company in Chile,
which operates coal fired and hydroelectric generation facilities with
approximately 1,060 MW of capacity (including Chilgener's share of the capacity
of Guacolda S.A.) in Chile as of December 31, 1996.
To CSWI's knowledge, owners of 5% or more of any class of
voting securities of Chilgener include: Citibank N.A., as depositary of
Chilgener's ADR holders (11.97%); Servicios de Combustibles Limitada (10.00%);
AFP Provida S.A. (8.46%); AFP Cupram S.A. (7.00%); AFP Habitat S.A. (6.99%); AFP
Santa Maria S.A.
(6.28%); and AFP Proteccion S.A. (5.54%).
e) Chilquinta S.A., a company organized under the laws of Chile
("Chilquinta"). The address is as follows:
Chilquinta S.A.
General Cruz 222
CLLA 12-V Valparaiso, V Region
Chile
Chilquinta is an electric distribution utility company in
Chile, whose distribution area is centered on the port city of Valparaiso,
Chile. As of December 31, 1995, Chilquinta had 335,000 customers in its service
territory. In 1995, Chilquinta had distribution sales of 1.122 GWh. Chilquinta's
transmission is divided between 1,171 miles of high-tension lines and 2,411
miles of low-tension lines.
To CSWI's knowledge, the only institutional owner of 5% or
more of any class of voting securities of Chilquinta is Administradores de
Fondos de Pensiones (27%). In addition, five private families hold collectively
56% of the voting securities of Chilquinta.
f) Companhia Energetica de Sao Paulo ("CESP"), a company organized
under the laws of Brazil. The address is as follows:
Companhia Energetica de Sao Paulo
Al. Ministro Rocha Azevedo 25
01410-900 Sao Paulo, SP
Brazil
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CESP is an integrated electric generation and distribution
utility company, the distribution assets of which make it Brazil's third-largest
electric distribution company, serving more than 1.3 million customers
throughout the state of Sao Paulo. CESP was created by the state government of
Sao Paulo in 1966, by the merger of 11 small electric utility companies.
CESP has 22 operating generation facilities, all
hydro-electric, and three more under development. CESP's installed capacity is
approximately 10,200 MW. CESP owns over 7,200 miles of transmission lines.
To CSWI's knowledge, owners of 5% or more of any class of
voting securities of CESP include: the state of Sao Paulo (63.2%); Banespa
(12.6%); and Nossa Caixa Nosso Banco (10.6%).
g) Companhia Paranaense de Energia ("COPEL"), a company organized under
the laws of Brazil. The address is as follows:
Companhia Paranaense de Energia
Rua Coronel Dulcidio, 800 - Bairro Batel - C.P. 318
CEP: 80.420-170 - Curitiba - Parana
Brazil
COPEL is an integrated electric utility company engaged in the
generation, transmission and distribution of electricity in the southern
Brazilian state of Parana. As of December 31, 1996, COPEL operated 18 generation
plants with a combined installed capacity of 3,340 MW (approximately 99% of
which is hydro-electric), and generated 18,625 GWh of electricity in 1996. As of
December 31, 1996, COPEL owned and operated 6,145 kilometers of transmission
lines, as well as 136,467 kilometers of distribution lines. During 1996, COPEL
delivered approximately 22,499 GWh of electricity, of which 13,503 GWh was
delivered to approximately 2.5 million final customers and 8,996 GWh was
delivered to distributors and others.
To CSWI's knowledge, owners of 5% or more of any class of
voting securities of COPEL include: the Parana state government (60%); and
Parana Investimentos (25%).
h) Companhia Paulista de Forca e Luz ("CPFL"), a company organized
under the laws of Brazil. The address is as follows:
Companhia Paulista de Forca e Luz
Rodovia Campinas - Mogi Mirim km 2.5
CP 1808 13088-900
Campinas
SP
Brazil
CPFL is an electric generation and distribution utility
company that serves the central and northeastern parts of the Brazilian state of
Sao Paulo. It distributes electricity to approximately 2.2 million customers in
225 municipalities. CPFL generates approximately 3% of its power needs and
purchases its remaining power needs from CESP (63%) and from Centrais Eletricas
Brasileiras S. A. (34%). CPFL sold approximately 15,850 GWh of energy in 1995.
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To CSWI's knowledge, the only owner of 5% or more of any class
of voting securities of CPFL is the state of Sao Paulo through Companhia
Energetica de Sao Paulo (68.2%).
i) Electricidad de Caracas ("Elecar"), a company organized under the
laws of Venezuela. The address is as follows:
Electricidad de Caracas
Alfredo Columgano, Avenida Bollmer
San Bernardino, Piso 7
Torre Central, Caracas
Venezuela
Elecar is an integrated generation, transmission and
distribution electric utility company that serves approximately 942,000
customers in Venezuela in metropolitan Caracas and surrounding cities such as
Guarenas, Guatire and Litoral Central. Elecar also serves the state of Yaracuy
in western Venezuela. Elecar's sales in 1994 were approximately 8,910,000 MWh.
Generating capacity for Elecar in 1994 was approximately 2,099
MW, comprising 1,799 MW of thermal steam, 290 MW of gas-fired, 6 MW of
diesel-fired, and 4 MW of hydro-electric power. Venezuela's Interconnected
System provides transmission lines between Elecar and other utilities.
CSWI does not know the identity of any owners of 5% or more of
any class of voting securities of Elecar.
j) Eletricidade de Sao Paulo S.A. ("Eletropaulo"), a company organized
under the laws of Brazil. The address is as follows:
Eletricidade de Sao Paulo S.A.
Av. Alfredo Egidio de Souza Aranha
100 - Sto Amaro
Brazil
Eletropaulo is an electric generation and distribution utility
company located in and serving the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Eletropaulo
receives the majority of its power from Companhia Energetica de Sao Paulo. In
addition, Eletropaulo owns 11 electric generation plants with a total generating
capacity of approximately 1,390 MW.
Eletropaulo's distribution concession includes approximately
21,168 square kilometers in the state of Sao Paulo. Eletropaulo serves
approximately 5.1 million residential consumers, 501,000 commercial consumers,
65,000 industrial consumers and 14,000 rural consumers.
To CSWI's knowledge, the only owner of 5% or more of any class
of voting securities of Eletropaulo is Fazenda do Estado de Sao Paulo (99.80%).
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Share Ownership by CSWI
CSWI does not presently own any shares of any of the companies
set forth in (a) through (j) of this Item 1 (collectively, the "Designated
FUCOs"). CSWI may acquire the securities of one or more Designated FUCOs. CSWI
anticipates that such acquisition (if any) would be made by CSWI indirectly
through one or more subsidiaries of CSWI which would be organized, and/or the
securities of which would be acquired, by CSWI pursuant to authority granted by
the Commission under HCAR Nos. 26156 (November 3, 1994) and 26383 (September 27,
1995) issued in File No. 70-8423; and HCAR No. 26653 (January 24, 1997) issued
in File No. 70-8809.
Item 2: Name of any domestic associate public-utility company
and, if applicable, its holding company, and a description of the relationship
between the foreign utility company and such company, and the purchase price
paid by any such domestic associate public-utility company for its interest in
the foreign utility company.
CSWI does not presently own any securities of any Designated
FUCO. If CSWI acquires no less than 5% of the outstanding voting equity
securities of a Designated FUCO, such Designated FUCO will be associated with
the following companies, which are domestic associate public utility companies
of CSWI: Central Power and Light Company, Public Service Company of Oklahoma,
Southwestern Electric Power Company, and West Texas Utilities Company. None of
the foregoing domestic associate public utility companies has made an investment
in or has a contractual relationship with any Designated FUCO, and no such
investment or contractual relationship is contemplated. CSWI and all of such
domestic associate public utility companies are wholly-owned by Central and
South West Corporation ("CSW"), a registered holding company under the Act.
Exhibit A: State certifications required under Section 33(a)(2)
of the Act.
Because CSWI's ultimate parent, CSW, is a registered holding
company, state certifications under Section 33(a)(2) are not required.
SIGNATURE
The undersigned company has duly caused this statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
CSW INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By: /s/ TERRY D. DENNIS
Terry D. Dennis
President
Date: September 11, 1997
