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
CENTRAL DIQUE, S.A.
(Name of foreign utility company)
THE AES CORPORATION
1001 N. 19th Street
Suite 2000
Arlington, Virginia 22209
(Name of filing company, if filed on behalf
of 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, Esq.
Chadbourne & Parke LLP
1200 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W.
Suite 300
Washington, D.C. 20036
ITEM 1
Foreign utility status is claimed by Central Dique, S.A. ("Central
Dique"), located in La Plata, Argentina. The business address of Central Dique
is: Avenida del Libertador 602, Piso 13, 1001 Capital Federal, Buenos Aires,
Argentina. Central Dique is the owner of a generating facility that consists of
two gas turbines with a capacity of 14 MW.
Central Dique will be an indirectly, 51 percent owned subsidiary of The
AES Corporation. The remaining 49 percent of Central Dique is owned by the
Argentine government.
The AES Corporation is a Delaware corporation.
ITEM 2
Central Dique 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.
By:/s/William R. Luraschi
William R. Luraschi
General Counsel
The AES Corporation
1001 N. 19th Street
Suite 2000
Arlington, Virginia 22209
(703) 522-1315
Dated: June 29, 1998
