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
Orissa Power Generation Corporation ("OPGC")
(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 Orissa Power Generation
Corporation Limited, a company incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956 (of
India) and having its registered office at Alok Bharati Complex, 6th Floor,
Saheed Nagar, Bhubaneswar, Orissa 751007 ("OPGC"). OPGC owns and operates a
coal-fired thermal power plant consisting of 2x210 MW steam turbine generating
units and associated interconnection facilities. This plant is located at Ib
Valley, Banharpalli, District of Sambalpur, State of Orissa, India. The first
unit of 210MWs was placed into commercial operation in December 1994. The second
210 MW unit went into commercial operation in June 1996.
The Government of Orissa, a State Government in India, is the owner of
51% of the equity of OPGC. The AES Corporation, a Delaware corporation, through
its subsidiaries, AES India LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, AES OPGC
Holdings, a Mauritius limited liability company, and AES India (Private)
Limited, an Indian company, is the owner of 49% of the equity of OPGC.
ITEM 2
OPGC has no domestic associate public utility companies. Additionally,
no state commission certification is required under Section 33(a)(2) of the Act
in connection with this filing.
EXHIBIT A
Not Applicable.
Signature
The undersigned company has duly caused this statement to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
By : __________________________
William R. Luraschi
General Counsel
The AES Corporation
1001 N. 19th Street
Arlington, Virginia 22209
(703) 522-1315
Dated: December 2, 1998
