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
COMPANHIA CENTRO-OESTE DE
DISTRIBUICAO DE ENERGIA ELETRICA
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(Name of foreign utility company)
The AES Corporation
1001 N. 19th Street
Suite 2000
Arlington, Virginia 22209
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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
correspondence relating to this Notification to:
William R. Luraschi, Esq.
The AES Corporation
1001 N. 19th Street
Suite 2000
Arlington, Virginia 22209
Lynn N. Hargis
Chadbourne & Parke LLP
1200 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W.
Suite 300
Washington, D.C. 20036
Item 1
The name of the entity claiming foreign utility company status is
Companhia Centro-Oeste de Distribuicao de Energia Eletrica ("CCODEE"), an
electric distribution company in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The
business address of CCODEE is Av. Joaquim Porto Villanova, No. 401, Building
"A1", 4th Floor, Room 452, Porto Alegre, State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
CCODEE was one of five companies created by the privatization of CEEE, the
Brazilian utility serving the state of Rio Grande do Sul. CCODEE has
approximately 800,000 customers and serves the central and western part of the
state which borders Argentina.
Approximately ninety percent of the voting stock of CCODEE will be held
by AES Guaiba Empreendimentos Ltda. ("AES Guaiba"). AES Guaiba is 99.9% owned by
The AES Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and 0.1% owned by an individual.
The remaining stock in CCODEE will be held by the employees of CCODEE.
Item 2
AES Guaiba has no domestic associate public utility companies.
No state commission certification is required under Section 33(a)(2) of
the Act in connection with this transaction.
Signature
The undersigned company has duly caused this statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
THE AES CORPORATION
By:/s/William R. Luraschi
William R. Luraschi
General Counsel
Dated: October 23, 1997
