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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000874761-98-000010.txt : 19980814
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000874761-98-000010
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	U-57
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		19980813
SROS:			NYSE

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AES CORPORATION
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000874761
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	COGENERATION SERVICES & SMALL POWER PRODUCERS [4991]
		IRS NUMBER:				541163725
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		U-57
		SEC ACT:		
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	073-00010
		FILM NUMBER:		98684598

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1001 N 19TH ST
		STREET 2:		STE 2000
		CITY:			ARLINGTON
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			22209
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7035221315
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<TYPE>U-57
<SEQUENCE>1
<DESCRIPTION>NOTIFICATION OF FOREIGN UTILITY COMPANY STATUS
<TEXT>

                                        
                                                      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 Barry, Ltd.
                          AES Barry Operations Limited
                        (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 AES Barry, Ltd.  ("Barry") and AES
Barry Operations  Limited ("Barry  Operations").  Barry and Barry Operations are
limited  companies  incorporated  under  the  laws of the  United  Kingdom.  The
business  address for both foreign  utility status  claimants is AES Barry Power
Station,  Sully Moors Road,  Sully, Vale of Glamorgan,  CF64 5YU, Wales,  United
Kingdom.  Barry is the owner  and  Barry  Operations  is the  operator  of a 230
natural megawatt gas-fired  combined cycle power plant,  located in South Wales,
United Kingdom, that sells electricity into the national electricity spot market
in the United Kingdom.

         Barry and Barry  Operations are owned 100 percent indirect wholly owned
subsidiaries  of  The  AES  Corporation.  The  AES  Corporation  is  a  Delaware
corporation.

ITEM 2

         Barry and Barry  Operations  Limited have 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.


                                    Signature

         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 :     August 13, 1998

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