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 April 8, 1998
                 (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 April 8, 1998, the Registrant announced that its
  Philippine subsidiary, CE Casecnan Water and Energy Company, Inc.
  ("CE Casecnan"), received a unanimous New York Appellate Court
  ruling in its favor in a letter of credit dispute with Korea
  First Bank ("KFB").  A press release issued by the Registrant is
  attached hereto as Exhibit 1 and is incorporated herein by
  reference.
  
  Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits
  
       Exhibit 1 - Press Release dated April 8, 1998.
  
  
  
  
                             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: April 8, 1998
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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 April 8, 1998
                 (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 April 8, 1998, the Registrant announced that its
  Philippine subsidiary, CE Casecnan Water and Energy Company, Inc.
  ("CE Casecnan"), received a unanimous New York Appellate Court
  ruling in its favor in a letter of credit dispute with Korea
  First Bank ("KFB").  A press release issued by the Registrant is
  attached hereto as Exhibit 1 and is incorporated herein by
  reference.
  
  Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits
  
       Exhibit 1 - Press Release dated April 8, 1998.
  
                             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: April 8, 1998