File No.____________

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                                Washington, D.C.

                                    FORM U-57

                 NOTIFICATION OF FOREIGN UTILITY COMPANY STATUS

                         File under section 33(a) of the

             Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended


OPEN JOINT STOCK COMPANY "KIEVOBLENERGO"
(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 hereby 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 the Open Joint Stock
Company "Kievoblenergo" ("Kievoblenergo"), a joint stock company organized and
existing under the laws of Ukraine, with its business address at 2b, Kyivska
Street, Vyshneve, Kyevo-Sviatoshynsky Rayon, Kyiv Region 08132 Ukraine.

         Kievoblenergo owns and operates power distribution networks in the Kiev
region, Ukraine.

         The AES Corporation exercises control over Kievoblenergo through AES
Washington Holdings, B.V., a legal entity organized under the laws of the
Netherlands. AES Washington Holdings, B.V. owns 75% plus one share of the voting
stock of Kievoblenergo. In turn, AES Washington Holdings, B.V. is wholly-owned
by C.A. La Electricidad de Caracas, a Venezuelan legal entity. Finally, 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

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


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         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
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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