File No. _________________
UNITED STATES
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
TAU POWER HOLDINGS B.V.
(Name of foreign utility company)
THE AES CORPORATION
(Name of filing company, if filed on behalf of a foreign utility company)
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ITEM 1
Foreign utility status is claimed by Tau Power Holdings B.V. ("Tau Power")
located in the province of East Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan. Tau Power is the owner
and operator of two hydro-electric stations ("GES") and four combined heat and
power stations ("TETS"). The total electric capacity of the stations is 1,384
MW, with additional thermal capacity of over 1,000 MW electric equivalent. The
power stations are the 332 MW Ust-Kamenogorsk GES, the 702 MW Shulbinsk GES, the
240 MW Ust-Kamenogorsk TETS, the 50 MW Leninorgorsk TETS, the 50 MW Swogrinsk
TETS and the 10 MW Semipalatinsk TETS. Tau Power also has ownership and control
of the retail sales department of the former utility in East Kazakhstan and
assumed the existing power supply contracts with the 50 largest customers in
East Kazakshstan, including the distribution companies. 85% of Tau Power is
owned by AES Global Power Holdings, B.V., and 15% by Suntree Power, Ltd. Global
Power Holdings B. V. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Global Power Holdings C.V.,
which is a subsidiary of the AES Corporation.
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: /s/ 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: October 2, 1997
