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
EMPRESA DISTRIBUIDORA LA PLATA, S.A. (EDELAP)
(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 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, Esq.
Chadbourne & Parke LLP
1200 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W.
Suite 300
Washington, D.C. 20036
ITEM 1
Foreign utility status is claimed by Empresa Distribuidora La Plata,
S.A. ("EDELAP"), located in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The
business address of EDELAP is: Avenida del Libertador 602, Piso 13, 1001 Capital
Federal, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
EDELAP is the owner of an electrical distribution company which serves
278,000 customers in and around the city of La Plata, Argentina.
EDELAP is an indirectly, 90-percent-owned subsidiary of The AES
Corporation. The remaining 10 percent of EDELAP is indirectly owned through an
Argentine trust by EDELAP employees.
The AES Corporation is a Delaware corporation.
ITEM 2
EDELAP 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
Arlington, Virginia 22209
(703) 522-1315
Dated: June 24, 1998
