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File No.__________________
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
WUHU SHAODA ELECTRIC POWER DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED
(Name of foreign utility company)
THE AES CORPORATION
(Name of filing company, if filed on behalf of a foreign utility company)
ITEM 1.
Foreign utility status is claimed by Wuhu Shaoda Electric Power
Development Company Limited, ("Wuhu") located in Anhui Province, the People's
Republic of China. Wuhu is the owner and operator of a 2x 125 MW coal-fired
power plant and associated transmission facilities located near Wuxi City, Anhui
Province. The second unit of this facility is scheduled to be completed in the
second quarter of 1997.
Wuhu is a 20 year, sino-foreign cooperative joint venture enterprise
between China Power International Holdings Limited ("China Power"), Anhui Liyuan
Electric Power Development Company Limited ("Anhui Limited"), Wuhu Energy
Development Company Limited ("Wuhu Energy") and AES China Holding Company (L)
Ltd. ("AES China Holding"). AES China Holding is a wholly owned subsidiary of
AES China Generating Co. Ltd. ("AES Chigen"). Each party's respective ownership
interest in Wuhu is as follows: (i) China Power, 45%, (ii) AES China Holding,
25%, (iii) Anhui Liyuan, 20%, and (iv) Wuhu Energy, 10%. The AES Corporation
owns approximately 48% of AES Chigen's outstanding voting shares, with the rest
being widely held. No domestic public-utility company or public utility holding
company owns five percent or more of the outstanding shares of AES Chigen.
ITEM 2.
Not Applicable.
EXHIBIT A
Not Applicable.
The undersigned company has duly caused this statement to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
By: WILLIAM R. LURASCHI
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William R. Luraschi
General Counsel
The AES Corporation
1001 N. 19th Street
Arlington, Virginia 22209
(703) 522-1315
Dated: September 26, 1996
