content: Securities and Exchange Commission
  
                        Washington, DC  20549
  
                              Form 8-K
  
                           Current Report
  
               Pursuant to Section 13 to 15(d) of the
                    Securities Exchange Act 1934
  
  
                    Date of Report March 26, 1996
                  (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                               
  
  
  
  Item 5.  Other Events
  
  On March 26, 1996, the Registrant announced that it has officially changed its
  corporate name to CalEnergy Company, Inc.  A copy of the press release issued by
  the Registrant is set forth as Exhibit 1 hereto and is incorporated herein by
  reference.
  
  
  Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits
   
  Exhibit 1 - Press Release dated March 26, 1996.
  
  
  
  
  
                              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
  
  
  Dated: March 26, 1996
  
  
                              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: ______________________________
                                        Douglas L. Anderson
                                        Assistant Secretary
  
  
  
  Dated: March 26, 1996
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text: Securities and Exchange Commission
  
                        Washington, DC  20549
  
                              Form 8-K
  
                           Current Report
  
               Pursuant to Section 13 to 15(d) of the
                    Securities Exchange Act 1934
  
                    Date of Report March 26, 1996
                  (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                               
  
  Item 5.  Other Events
  
  On March 26, 1996, the Registrant announced that it has officially changed its
  corporate name to CalEnergy Company, Inc.  A copy of the press release issued by
  the Registrant is set forth as Exhibit 1 hereto and is incorporated herein by
  reference.
  
  Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits
   
  Exhibit 1 - Press Release dated March 26, 1996.
  
                              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
  
  Dated: March 26, 1996
  
                              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: ______________________________
                                        Douglas L. Anderson
                                        Assistant Secretary
  
  Dated: March 26, 1996