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
HIDROTERMICA SAN JUAN, S.A.
(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 Hidrotermica San Juan, S.A. ("San
Juan"), located in San Juan, Argentina. San Juan is the owner of Ullum, a 45
megawatt hydroelectric power plant and Sarmiento, a 33 megawatt gas combustion
power plant.
San Juan is an indirectly 98 percent owned subsidiary of The AES
Corporation and the owner and operator of the two power generating facilities.
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 : __________________________
William R. Luraschi
General Counsel
The AES Corporation
1001 N. 19th Street
Arlington, Virginia 22209
(703) 522-1315
Dated : February 11, 1998
