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


Light Servicos de Eletricidade S.A.
(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:

         Erik Luckau
         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 Light Servicos de Eletricidade S.A.
("Light"), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Brazil, with
its business address at Avenida Marechal Floriano, 168, City of Rio de Janeiro,
State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Light owns and operates electric distribution networks in and around Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil.

The AES Corporation ("AES") indirectly owns approximately 23.89% of the common
shares of Light through its wholly owned subsidiaries, AES Coral Reef LLC, a
Cayman limited liability company (approximately 11.5%), AES Treasure Cove Ltd, a
Cayman company (approximately 8.7%) and AES Cemig Empreendimentos Inc., a Cayman
corporation (approximately 3.8%).

EDF International S.A., a corporation organized in France, owns, through
subsidiaries, approximately 64.3% of the common shares of Light. EDF
International S.A. is owned by Electricite de France.

AES, a Delaware corporation, is 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").

ITEM 2

Light 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 AES. IPL is wholly owned by IPALCO Enterprises Inc., which, in turn, is a
wholly owned subsidiary of AES.

Neither CILCO nor IPL has made any investment in, nor has any contractual
relationship with, Light, nor are any such investments or contractual
relationships contemplated.

EXHIBIT A

By letter dated March 10, 1999, the Illinois Commerce Commission certified to
the Securities and Exchange Commission ("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 AES' acquisition of foreign utility companies. AES 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 AES' acquisition of foreign utility companies. AES 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/ Erik Luckau

Erik Luckau
Associate General Counsel
The AES Corporation
1001 N. 19th Street, Suite 2000
Arlington, Virginia 22209
(703) 558-4879

Dated: October 22, 2001







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