SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
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
EP Edegel, Inc.
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(Name of foreign utility company)
Entergy Enterprises, Inc.
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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:
Frederick F. Nugent, Esq. Thomas C. Havens, Esq.
General Counsel Mayer, Brown & Platt
Entergy Enterprises, Inc. 1675 Broadway
4 Park Plaza New York, New York 10019-5820
Suite 2000
Irvine, California 92614
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Entergy Enterprises, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Entergy Corporation ("Entergy"), a registered holding company
under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended
(the "Act"), hereby notifies the Securities and Exchange
Commission that EP Edegel, Inc. ("EP Edegel") is, and claims
status as, a "foreign utility company" ("FUCO") within the
meaning of Section 33 of the Act.
Item 1. Name, Business Address, Facilities and Ownership.
The name and business address of the company claiming FUCO
status is:
EP Edegel, Inc.
c/o Entergy Power Group
New River Center, Suite 1660
200 East Las Olas Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
EP Edegel, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Entergy,
was organized for purposes of acquiring and holding Entergy's
ownership interest in Empresa de Generacion Electrica de Lima
S.A. ("Edegel"). Edegel is a public utility which owns five
hydroelectric generating stations (with an aggregate installed
capacity of 547 megawatts ("MW")), one 260 MW thermal electric
generating station located and 576 kilometers of interconnecting
transmission lines located near Lima, Peru. Entergy, through EP
Edegel and other direct and indirect subsidiaries, owns a 20.82%
interest in Edegel.
No persons other than Entergy currently own a 5% or more
voting interest in EP Edegel.
Item 2. Domestic Associate Public-Utility Companies of EP
Edegel and their Relationship to EP Edegel.
The following companies, each of which is a direct or
indirect subsidiary of Entergy, are domestic public utility
associate companies of EP Edegel: Entergy Arkansas, Inc.
("Entergy Arkansas"), Entergy Gulf States, Inc. ("Entergy Gulf
States"), Entergy Louisiana, Inc. ("Entergy Louisiana"), Entergy
Mississippi, Inc. ("Entergy Mississippi"), Entergy New Orleans,
Inc. ("Entergy New Orleans"), The Arklahoma Corporation
("Arklahoma"), System Energy Resources, Inc. ("SERI"), Entergy
Power, Inc. ("EPI") and Entergy Operations, Inc. ("EOI") (Entergy
Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy
Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Arklahoma, SERI, EPI and EOI
are collectively referred herein to as the "Domestic Utilities").
None of the Domestic Utilities has made an investment in or has
any contractual relationship with EP Edegel.
EXHIBIT A. State Certification.
Not applicable.
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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.
ENTERGY ENTERPRISES, INC.
By: /s/ Frederick F. Nugent
Frederick F. Nugent
Assistant Secretary
Dated: June 13, 1997
