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



Distribuidora Electrica de Usulutan, S.A. de C.V.
(name of foreign utility company)

by

THE AES CORPORATION
1001 N. 19th Street
Suite 2000
Arlington, Virginia 22209
(name of filing company, if filed on behalf of a foreign utility company)

The Commission is requested to mail copies of all correspondence relating to
this Notification to:

         William R. Luraschi
         The AES Corporation
         1001 N. 19th Street
         Suite 2000
         Arlington, Virginia  22209

         Andrew B. Young
         Hugh E. Hilliard
         Dewey Ballantine LLP
         1775 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
         Washington, D.C.  20006





ITEM 1

         Foreign utility company status is claimed by Distribuidora Electrica de
Usulutan, S.A. de C.V., a company organized under the laws of El Salvador, with
its business address at Centro Comercial Puerta del Oriente, Local #2, Usulutan,
El Salvador.

         Distribuidora Electrica de Usulutan, S.A. de C.V. owns and operates an
electricity distribution company in El Salvador.

         The AES Corporation owns a 68.82% interest in Distribuidora Electrica
de Usulutan, S.A. de C.V. through its ownership in C.A. La Electricidad de
Caracas (Venezuela) and the following wholly-owned subsidiaries of C.A. La
Electricidad de Caracas: AES Caess Distribution, Inc (Delaware), AES EEO
Distribution, Inc. (Delaware), AES El Salvador Distribution Ventures, Ltd
(Cayman Islands), AES El Salvador Electric Light, Ltd (Cayman Islands), AES
Central America Electric Light, Ltd (Cayman Islands), AES Empresa Electrica de
El Salvador, Ltd de C.V. (El Salvador), and El Salvador Energy Holdings, S.A.
(El Salvador). The AES Corporation owns 87.18% of C.A. La Electricidad de
Caracas.

         The AES Corporation, a Delaware corporation, is an exempt public
utility holding company under section 3(a)(5) of the Public Utility Holding
Company Act of 1935 (the "Act").

ITEM 2

         Distribuidora Electrica de Usulutan, S.A. de C.V. has two domestic
associate public utility companies, Central Illinois Light Company ("CILCO") and
Indianapolis Power and Light Company ("IPL"). CILCO is wholly-owned by CILCORP,
Inc., which in turn is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The AES Corporation. IPL is
wholly-owned by IPALCO Enterprises Inc., which in turn is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of The AES Corporation.

         Neither CILCO nor IPL has made any investment in, nor has any
contractual relationship with, Distribuidora Electrica de Usulutan, S.A. de
C.V., nor are any such investments or contractual relationships contemplated.

EXHIBIT A

         By letter dated March 10, 1999, the Illinois Commerce Commission
certified to the SEC with respect to CILCO that (1) it has the authority and
resources to protect Illinois consumers in accordance with applicable Illinois
statutes, and (2) it intends to exercise that authority, as required under
section 33(a)(2) of the Act in connection with The AES Corporation's acquisition
of foreign utility companies. The AES Corporation hereby incorporates this
letter, filed June 10, 1999, in file number 070-09465, by reference.

         By letter dated September 28, 2000, the Indiana Utility Regulatory
Commission certified to the SEC with respect to IPL that (1) it has the
authority and resources to protect ratepayers subject to its jurisdiction, and
(2) it intends to exercise that authority as required under section 33(a)(2) of
the Act in connection with The AES Corporation's acquisition of foreign utility

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companies. The AES Corporation hereby incorporates this letter, filed October
27, 2000, in file number 070-09779, by reference.

         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
   ----------------------------

William R. Luraschi
Vice President and Secretary
The AES Corporation
1001 N. 19th Street, Suite 2000
Arlington, Virginia  22209
(703) 522-1315

Dated: August 30, 2001.



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