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 April 1, 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 April 1, 1996, the Registrant announced that it plans to form
  CalEnergy Capital Trust to offer securities not registered or required to
  be registered under the Securities Act of 1933.  The Trust proposes to
  offer up to four million convertible preferred securities (TIDES) and to
  grant the intial purchasers an option to purchase an additional 480,000
  TIDES to cover over-allotments.  The TIDES will be convertible into the
  Registrant's common stock and the Registrant will own all of the common
  securities of the Trust.  A copy of the press release issued by the
  Registrant is set forth as Exhibit 1 hereto and is incorporated herein by
  reference.
  
        On April 2, 1996, the Registrant announced it received a credit
  rating upgrade on its senior unsecured debt to Ba2 from Ba3 from Moody's
  Investors Service, Inc.  In addition, the Registrant announced that
  Standard & Poor's Corporation has placed CalEnergy on CreditWatch, with
  positive implications, with respect to CalEnergy's senior debt rating and
  subordinated debt rating.  A copy of the press release issued by the
  Registrant is set forth as Exhibit 2 hereto and is incorporated herein by
  reference.
  
        On April 4, 1996, the Registrant announced that CalEnergy Capital
  Trust had sized and priced the proposed offering of TIDES which was
  previously reported on April 1, 1996.  The Trust will issue 2,000,000 6
  1/4% convertible preferred securities (TIDES) with a liquidation preference
  of $50 each and has granted to the initial purchasers an option to purchase
  up to an additional 240,000 TIDES to cover over-allotments.  The assets of
  the Trust consist solely of CalEnergy's 6 1/4% Convertible Junior
  Subordinated Debentures due 2016.  Each TIDES will be convertible at the
  option of the holder thereof at any time into 1.6738 shares of CalEnergy
  Common Stock (equivalent to a conversion price of $29.89 per share of
  CalEnergy Common Stock).  A copy of the press release issued by the
  Registrant is set forth as Exhibit 3 hereto and is incorporated herein by
  reference. 
        
  
  Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits
   
  Exhibit 1 - Press Release dated April 1, 1996.
  Exhibit 2 - Press Release dated April 2, 1996.
  Exhibit 3 - Press Release dated April 4, 1996.
  
  
  Dated: April 4, 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: April 4, 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 April 1, 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 April 1, 1996, the Registrant announced that it plans to form
  CalEnergy Capital Trust to offer securities not registered or required to
  be registered under the Securities Act of 1933.  The Trust proposes to
  offer up to four million convertible preferred securities (TIDES) and to
  grant the intial purchasers an option to purchase an additional 480,000
  TIDES to cover over-allotments.  The TIDES will be convertible into the
  Registrant's common stock and the Registrant will own all of the common
  securities of the Trust.  A copy of the press release issued by the
  Registrant is set forth as Exhibit 1 hereto and is incorporated herein by
  reference.
  
        On April 2, 1996, the Registrant announced it received a credit
  rating upgrade on its senior unsecured debt to Ba2 from Ba3 from Moody's
  Investors Service, Inc.  In addition, the Registrant announced that
  Standard & Poor's Corporation has placed CalEnergy on CreditWatch, with
  positive implications, with respect to CalEnergy's senior debt rating and
  subordinated debt rating.  A copy of the press release issued by the
  Registrant is set forth as Exhibit 2 hereto and is incorporated herein by
  reference.
  
        On April 4, 1996, the Registrant announced that CalEnergy Capital
  Trust had sized and priced the proposed offering of TIDES which was
  previously reported on April 1, 1996.  The Trust will issue 2,000,000 6
  1/4% convertible preferred securities (TIDES) with a liquidation preference
  of $50 each and has granted to the initial purchasers an option to purchase
  up to an additional 240,000 TIDES to cover over-allotments.  The assets of
  the Trust consist solely of CalEnergy's 6 1/4% Convertible Junior
  Subordinated Debentures due 2016.  Each TIDES will be convertible at the
  option of the holder thereof at any time into 1.6738 shares of CalEnergy
  Common Stock (equivalent to a conversion price of $29.89 per share of
  CalEnergy Common Stock).  A copy of the press release issued by the
  Registrant is set forth as Exhibit 3 hereto and is incorporated herein by
  reference. 
        
  
  Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits
   
  Exhibit 1 - Press Release dated April 1, 1996.
  Exhibit 2 - Press Release dated April 2, 1996.
  Exhibit 3 - Press Release dated April 4, 1996.
  
  Dated: April 4, 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: April 4, 1996