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
AES MEGHNAGHAT (PRIVATE) LTD.
(Name of foreign utility company)
THE AES CORPORATION
(Name of filing company, if filed on behalf of a foreign utility company)
ITEM 1
AES Meghnaghat (Private) Ltd. ("AESM") is a company which is being
incorporated under the Companies Act, 1994 (of Bangladesh) which will have its
registered address at IDB Bhaban (5th Floor) E/8-A Begum Rokeya Sharani,
Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka - 1207, Bangladesh. The AES Corporation has been
awarded the 450 MW gas fired combined-cycle power project at Meghnaghat,
Bangladesh and is currently negotiating a power purchase agreement and a land
lease agreement the Bangladesh Power Development Board, a gas supply agreement
with TITAS Gas, and an Implementation Agreement with the Government of
Bangladesh (collectively, the "Project Contracts"). AESM will be the entity that
will enter into the Project Contracts.
AESM will be a wholly owned subsidiary of The AES Corporation through
holding companies in the Netherlands, namely AES Rock Springs B.V. and AES Great
Falls B.V.
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 : /s/ William R. Luraschi
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William R. Luraschi
General Counsel
The AES Corporation
1001 N. 19th Street
Arlington, Virginia 22209
(703) 522-1315
Dated : June 2, 1999
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