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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
AES SUNTREE POWER LTD.
(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 AES Suntree Power Ltd. AES Suntree
Power Ltd. is the owner and operator of a 4000 MW Ekibastuz GRES-1 mine-mouth
coal-burning facility located in Kazakstan. AES Suntree Power Ltd. is 70% owned
by AES Electric Ltd., a U.K. company, which is directly 100% owned by The AES
Corporation, a publicly-traded company in the United States. The remaining 30%
of AES Suntree Power Ltd. is owned by Suntree Ltd., a privately held
organization operating mainly in the Commonwealth of Independent States and
Israel.
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.
WILLIAM R. LURASCHI
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William R. Luraschi
General Counsel
The AES Corporation
1001 N. 19th Street
Arlington, VA 22209
(703) 522-1315
Date: August 15, 1996