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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
de Generacion Chiriqui S.A.
Empresa de Genercion Bayano, S.A.
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(Name of foreign utility company)
THE AES CORPORATION
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(Name of filing company, if filed on behalf of a foreign utility company)
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The Commission is requested to mail copies of all correspondence relating
to this Notification to:
William R. Luraschi
General Counsel
The AES Corporation
1001 N. 19th Street
Arlington, Virginia 22209
The AES Corporation hereby files with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") pursuant to Section 33 of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended (the "Act"), this Form U-57 on behalf of
Empresa de Generacion Chiriqui S.A. and Empresa de Generacion Bayano, S.A. for
the purpose of notifying the Commission that the foregoing companies are or will
be foreign utility companies ("FUCO") within the meaning of Section 33 of the
Act, and hereby claims status as a FUCO under the Act.
ITEM 1
Foreign utility status is claimed by Empresa de Generacion Chiriqui S.A.
("EGE Chiriqui") and Empresa de Generacion Bayano S.A. ("EGE Bayano"). EGE
Chiriqui is the owner and operator of a 150 megawatt hydro facility and a 42
megawatt gas-fired facility located near Panama City, Panama. EGE Bayano is the
owner and operator of two run-of-river hydro facilities for a total of 90
megawatts, located in western Panama.
EGE Chriqui is a corporation (or "Sociedad Anonima") incorporated under the
Laws of Panama. Its business address is Edificio Hatillo 2nd Floor, Apartado
5285, Panama 5, Panama. EGE Bayano is a corporation (or "Sociedad Anonima")
incorporated under the Laws of Panama. Its business address is Edificio Poli,
Apartado 5285, Panama 5, Panama.
Both of EGE Bayano and EGE Chiriqui are currently owned 49% percent by
wholly owned subsidiaries of The AES Corporation and 51% percent by the Republic
of Panama.
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ITEM 2
EGE Chriqui and EGE Bayano have no domestic associate public-utility
companies.
EXHIBIT A
No state commission certification is required under Section 33(a)(2)
of the Act in connection with this filing.
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 29, 1998
