SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
FORM U-57
AMENDMENT TO
NOTIFICATION OF FOREIGN UTILITY COMPANY STATUS
Filed under Section 33(a) of the
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended
Entergy Transener, S.A.
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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 Entergy's subsidiary, Entergy Transener, S.A.
("Entergy Transener"), by virtue of the sale of its entire
indirect ownership interest in Transener, S.A., as described
below, hereby relinquishes its status as a "foreign utility
company" ("FUCO") within the meaning of Section 33 of the Act.
On June 11, 1997, Entergy Transener sold to National Grid
Finance B.V. all of its 15% interest in the capital stock of
Citilec, S.A., and thereby Entergy's entire indirect 9.75%
ownership interest in Transener, S.A., a company which owns and
operates an electric transmission system located in Argentina.
In conjunction with such sale, for purposes of effecting the
dissolution of Entergy Transener as soon as practicable, Entergy
contributed all of its interest in the shares of capital stock of
Entergy Transener to Entergy's wholly-owned subsidiary, Entergy
Power Development Corporation, which is a FUCO within the meaning
of Section 33 of the Act.
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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
