File No._________________________
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
AMENDED 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 DE ELECTRICIDAD DEL ESTE, 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 Empresa Distribuidora de
Electricidad del Este, S.A. ("EDE Este"), a company organized under the laws of
the Dominican Republic and having its office at Pedro Henriquez Urena No. 157,
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. EDE Este owns and operates an electricity
ditribution system servicing 270,000 customers in the eastern region of the
Dominican Republic.
Compania Dominicana de Electricidad, S.A., an autonomous public serivce
institution organized under the laws of the Dominican Republic is the owner of
50% of the equity of EDE Este. The AES Corporation, a Delaware corporation,
through its subsidiary, AES Distribucion Dominicana, Ltd., a Cayman Islands
Corporation, is the owner of 49% of the Equity of EDE Este.
ITEM 2
EDE Este 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.
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 8, 1999
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