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 UK Holdings Limited
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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
Three Financial Centre New York, New York 10019-5820
900 S. Shackleford Road
Suite 210
Little Rock, Arkansas 72211
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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"), acting on behalf of Entergy Power UK Holdings
Limited ("Entergy UK Holdings"), hereby notifies the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") that Entergy UK
Holdings 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 UK Holdings Limited
c/o Entergy Power Group
Level 14
2 George Yard
Lombard Street
London EC3V 9DH
England
Entergy UK Holdings is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary
of Entergy formed to acquire and hold Entergy's investment in
London Electricity plc ("London Electricity"). London
Electricity is a "regional electric company" principally engaged
in the business of generating, purchasing and selling electricity
to approximately 2 million retail customers in a service
territory covering the greater metropolitan area of London,
England. The principal assets of London Electricity consist of
electric distribution facilities. London Electricity also owns
less than 1% of the capital shares of National Grid Holdings plc
("National Grid") which, through a subsidiary, owns and manages
the national electric transmission system in England and Wales.
London Electricity purchases substantially all of its electricity
requirements from National Grid which, in turn, purchases
electricity from a variety of sources. In addition, London
Electricity has the following direct or indirect ownership
interests in electric generating facilities: a 13.5% ownership
interest in Barking Power Ltd., which owns a 1,000 MW gas-fired
power plant located in East London, England; and a 50% ownership
interest in Thames Valley Power Ltd., which owns a 14 MW gas-
fired turbine located at Heathrow Airport.
Aside from Entergy, there are no other persons who own a 5%
or more voting interest in Entergy UK Holdings.
Item 2. Domestic Associate Public-Utility Companies of Entergy
UK Holdings and their Relationship to Entergy UK
Holdings.
The following companies, each of which is a direct or
indirect subsidiary of Entergy, are domestic public utility
associate companies of Entergy UK Holdings: 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 Entergy UK Holdings.
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: February 21, 1997
