U-57 1 0001.txt FORM U-57 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 Piedra del Aguila by THE AES CORPORATION 1001 North 19th Street Arlington, VA 22209 The AES Corporation ("AES"), a Delaware corporation and a public utility holding company exempt from registration under Section 3(a)(5) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended (the "Act"), hereby files with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") pursuant to Section 33 of the Act, this Form U-57 for the purpose of notifying the Commission that Hidroelectrica Piedra del Aguila ("HPDA") is a "foreign utility company" ("FUCO") within the meaning of Section 33 of the Act. HPDA does not derive and will not derive any part of its income, directly or indirectly, from the generation, transmission or distribution of electric energy for sale, or the distribution at retail of natural or manufactured gas for heat, light or power, within the United States. Neither HPDA nor any of its subsidiary companies is or will be a public utility operating within the United States. ITEM 1 Name and Business Address: HPDA Avenida Tomas A. Edison 2151 (1104) Buenos Aires Argentina Description of Facilities: HPDA operates Piedra del Aguila hydroelectric plant, with a capacity of 1,400 megawatts, located in the Comahue area on the river Limay, on the limit of the provinces of Neuquen and Rio Negro in Argentina. Ownership: Gener S.A.'s 50% owned subsidiary Hidroneuquen owns 59% of HPDA. Gener S.A. owns indirectly through Hidroneuquen 29.5% of HPDA. AES owns indirectly through Gener S.A. and Hidroneuquen, approximately 18% of HPDA. AES at this time is unable to identify definitively any other person who owns 5% or more of any securities of HPDA. AES intends to supplement this filing as soon as practically possible to identify such persons, if any. ITEM 2 The domestic associate public utility company of HPDA is Central Illinois Light Company, an Illinois corporation ("CILCO"). CILCO is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of AES. CILCO has made no investment in, nor has any contractual relationship with, HPDA, nor is any such investment or contractual relationship contemplated. The certification of the Illinois Commerce Commission, as required under Section 33(a)(2) of the Act, is attached hereto as Exhibit A. The Commission is requested to mail copies of all correspondence relating to this Notification to: William R. Luraschi The AES Corporation 1001 North 19th Street Arlington, VA 22209 William C. Weeden Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP 1440 New York Ave. NW Washington, D.C. 20005 2 The undersigned company has duly caused this statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned officer thereunto duly authorized. THE AES CORPORATION By: /s/ Paul T. Hanrahan ----------------------------------- Name: Paul T. Hanrahan Title: Senior Vice President Date: December 28, 2000 3 Exhibit A [Illinois Commerce Commission Letterhead] March 10, 1999 Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549 Ladies and Gentlemen: We are writing to you with respect to Central Illinois Light Company ("CILCO") and its parent, CILCORP Inc., and the pending merger transaction involving CILCORP Inc. and The AES Corporation. We have been advised that The AES Corporation, through its subsidiaries (other than CILCORP Inc. or subsidiaries of CILCORP Inc.), affiliates, or through other entities, currently holds, and intends to continue to hold and acquire, ownership interest in electric and natural gas facilities in one or more foreign countries. We submit this letter pursuant to the requirements of Section 33(a)(2) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended (the "Act"). A 1997 Illinois law implemented changes to historical utility regulation. The law required all regulated electric utilities to reduce their rates to residential consumers in 1998 and, subject to certain specified exceptions, froze such electric rates until 2005. While neither the utilities nor the Illinois Commerce Commission ("Commission") can change bundled electric rates until 2005, the Commission retains jurisdiction to set rates for unbundled delivery service. In addition, electric utilities are subject to other statutory provisions that require a sharing of revenues with consumers if the utility earns more than certain specified thresholds. However, the restructuring legislation gave electric utilities great flexibility in writing down assets and accelerating depreciation, so utilities may be able to avoid triggering the over-earning threshold. Also, the legislation removed Commission authority over the sale, lease or other transfer of assets to affiliated or unaffiliated entities until January 1, 2005. Also, the Commission has jurisdiction over electric and gas delivery system reliability. However, the Commission cannot order a utility to construct additional generation. Finally, while the Commission's authority to approve or disapprove some merger and reorganization transactions has been suspended until 2005, regulated utilities are required to provide the Commission with a 30-day advanced notice of any proposed transaction, with supporting documentation, and to file certain reports thereafter. The Illinois Commerce Commission hereby certifies to you that we have the authority and resources to protect Illinois consumers in accordance with the Illinois statutes discussed in the previous paragraph. We intend to exercise such authority. Sincerely, Illinois Commerce Commission /s/ Richard L. Mathias Richard L. Mathias Chairman cc: Mr. Edward J. Griffin, DeFrees & Fiske Mr. Robert W. Wason, Security and Exchange Commission 4