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
Entergy Power Chile S.A.
__________________________________
(Name of foreign utility company)
Entergy Enterprises, Inc.
__________________________________
(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
<PAGE>
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 Entergy Power Chile S.A. ("Entergy Chile") 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:
Entergy Power Chile S.A.
Huerfanos 835
Piso 10
Santiago, Chile
Entergy Chile, an indirect subsidiary of Entergy, was
organized for purposes of acquiring and holding Entergy's
ownership interest in the San Isidro project (the "Project"). The
Project will consist of a 370 megawatt single unit, combined-
cycle electric generating plant (the "Plant") located near
Santiago, Chile, and electric transmission facilities that will
interconnect the Plant with the grid. The Plant will be owned
and operated by Compania Electrica San Isidro S.A. ("San Isidro
S.A."), a subsidiary of Empresa Nacional de Electricidad, S.A., a
Chilean electric utility company, and the transmission facilities
will be owned and operated by a subsidiary of San Isidro S.A.
Entergy, through Entergy Chile and other direct or indirect
subsidiaries, owns a 25% economic interest in San Isidro S.A.
No persons other than Entergy currently own a 5% or more
voting interest in Entergy Chile.
Item 2. Domestic Associate Public-Utility Companies of
Entergy Chile and their Relationship to Entergy Chile.
The following companies, each of which is a direct or
indirect subsidiary of Entergy, are domestic public utility
associate companies of Entergy Chile: 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
<PAGE>
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 Entergy Chile.
EXHIBIT A. State Certification.
Not applicable.
<PAGE>
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 17, 1997
