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

                        HIDROELECTRICA RIO JURAMENTO 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 Hidroelectrica  Rio Juramento S.A.
("Rio Juramento"),  located in Salta,  Argentina.  Rio Juramento is the owner of
Cabra  Corral,  a 102  megawatt  hydroelectric  facility  with a  large  storage
reservoir  capable  of  inter-year   storage,   and  El  Tunal,  a  10  megawatt
hydroelectric facility capable of inter-seasonal storage.

         Rio Juramento is an  indirectly 98 percent owned  subsidiary of The AES
Corporation which leases and operates the hydroelectric  stations. Rio Juramento
has  exclusive  rights to  operate  the  facilities  under a 30-year  concession
agreement, and sells electricity in the Argentine spot market.

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