content: Securities and Exchange Commission
  
                       Washington, DC  20549
  
                              Form 8-K
  
                           Current Report
  
               Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                    Securities Exchange Act 1934
  
  
                  Date of Report September 2, 1997
                 (Date of earliest event reported)
  
  
  
                      CalEnergy Company, Inc.
       (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
  
  
      Delaware                     1-9874                 94-2213782
   (State of other               (Commission File        (IRS Employer
   jurisdiction of               Number)                 Identification No.)
   incorporation)
  
  
  
   302 South 36th Street, Suite 400,     Omaha, NE            68131
  (Address of principal executive offices)                   Zip Code
  
  
  
  
  Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code:    (402) 341-4500
  
  
  
  
                                N/A
   (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
  Item 5.  Other Events
  
       On September 2, 1997, the Registrant announced  that it had
  closed the project financing for the Patuha Unit 1 geothermal
  project located in Indonesia.  The project is an 80 net MW
  geothermal project constituting the second phase of an
  approximately 1,200 MW geothermal development by the Registrant.
  A press release issued by the Registrant is attached hereto as
  Exhibit 1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
  
       On September 4, 1997, the Registrant announced that  it had
  entered into an agreement in principle with Peter Kiewit Sons',
  Inc. ("PKS"), and Kiewit Diversified Group Inc. ("KDG") to
  purchase KDG's ownership interest in various project partnerships
  and Registrant shares.  Current ownership interest of the
  Registrant held by KDG represents approximately 30% of the
  Registrant's outstanding shares.   The agreement provides that
  the Registrant would pay cash for the stock holdings as well as
  partnership interests and that the final closing of the
  transaction is scheduled for January 1998.  A press release
  issued by the Registrant is attached hereto as Exhibit 2 and is
  incorporated herein by reference.
  
       IItem 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits
  
       Exhibit 1 - Press Release dated September 2, 1997
  
       Exhibit 2 - Press Release dated September 4, 1997
  
                             SIGNATURE
  
  
       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
  of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
  on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
                                         CalEnergy Company, Inc.
  
  
  
  
                                     By: \s\ Douglas L. Anderson
                                          Douglas L. Anderson
                                          Assistant Secretary and
                                          Assistant General Counsel
  
  
  
  
  Dated: September 8, 1997
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text: Securities and Exchange Commission
  
                       Washington, DC  20549
  
                              Form 8-K
  
                           Current Report
  
               Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                    Securities Exchange Act 1934
  
                  Date of Report September 2, 1997
                 (Date of earliest event reported)
  
                      CalEnergy Company, Inc.
       (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
      Delaware                     1-9874                 94-2213782
   (State of other               (Commission File        (IRS Employer
   jurisdiction of               Number)                 Identification No.)
   incorporation)
  
   302 South 36th Street, Suite 400,     Omaha, NE            68131
  (Address of principal executive offices)                   Zip Code
  
  Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code:    (402) 341-4500
  
                                N/A
   (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
  Item 5.  Other Events
  
       On September 2, 1997, the Registrant announced  that it had
  closed the project financing for the Patuha Unit 1 geothermal
  project located in Indonesia.  The project is an 80 net MW
  geothermal project constituting the second phase of an
  approximately 1,200 MW geothermal development by the Registrant.
  A press release issued by the Registrant is attached hereto as
  Exhibit 1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
  
       On September 4, 1997, the Registrant announced that  it had
  entered into an agreement in principle with Peter Kiewit Sons',
  Inc. ("PKS"), and Kiewit Diversified Group Inc. ("KDG") to
  purchase KDG's ownership interest in various project partnerships
  and Registrant shares.  Current ownership interest of the
  Registrant held by KDG represents approximately 30% of the
  Registrant's outstanding shares.   The agreement provides that
  the Registrant would pay cash for the stock holdings as well as
  partnership interests and that the final closing of the
  transaction is scheduled for January 1998.  A press release
  issued by the Registrant is attached hereto as Exhibit 2 and is
  incorporated herein by reference.
  
       IItem 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits
  
       Exhibit 1 - Press Release dated September 2, 1997
  
       Exhibit 2 - Press Release dated September 4, 1997
  
                             SIGNATURE
  
       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
  of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
  on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
                                         CalEnergy Company, Inc.
  
                                     By: \s\ Douglas L. Anderson
                                          Douglas L. Anderson
                                          Assistant Secretary and
                                          Assistant General Counsel
  
  Dated: September 8, 1997