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 CBA Holding Ltd.
(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 Entergy Power CBA Holding Ltd. ("CBA Holding")
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 CBA Holding Ltd.
c/o Entergy Power Group
New River Center, Suite 1660
200 East Las Olas Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
CBA Holding is a wholly-owned, indirect subsidiary of
Entergy formed to hold its interest in Central Termoelectric
Buenos Aires S.A. ("CTBA"). CTBA owns and operates an electric
generating facility (the "Facility") located on a site being
leased from Central Costanera, S.A. ("Costanera") near Buenos
Aires, Argentina. The Facility will initially consist of one
200 megawatt ("MW") simple cycle combustion turbine generator
fueled by oil or gas. In a second phase, the Facility will be
converted to combined cycle operation and expanded to 320 MW by
incorporation of Unit 5 of Costanera's electric generating
station, which will be leased to CTBA. The Facility also
includes interconnection components necessary to connect the
Facility with the utility grid. Entergy, through CBA Holding and
various other direct and indirect subsidiaries, has an aggregate
10.86% ownership interest in CTBA.
No persons (other than Entergy) currently own a 5% or more
voting interest in CBA Holding.
Item 2. Domestic Associate Public-Utility Companies of CBA
Holding and their Relationship to CBA Holding.
The following companies, each of which is a direct or
indirect subsidiary of Entergy, are domestic public utility
associate companies of CBA Holding: 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 CBA Holding.
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
