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 November 15, 1994
                  (Date of earliest event reported)
  
  
  
  
                   California Energy 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)     
     
  
  
  
      10831 Old Mill Road       Omaha, Nebraska           68154    
     (Address of principal executive offices)            Zip Code
  
  
  
  Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code: (402)330-8900
  
  
  
  
                                N/A                                 
     (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
  <PAGE>
  ITEM 5.  Other Events
  
  
  Execution of Philippine Casecnan Project Agreement
  
  
       On November 15, 1994, the Registrant announced that
  Registrant and the Philippine National Irrigation Administration
  ("NIA") have signed a Project Agreement for a combined
  hydroelectric and irrigation Project ("Project") in the Casecnan
  area of Luzon.  The registrant will own a 70% equity interest in
  a joint venture that will build, own, operate and transfer.  A
  copy of the press release issued by the Registrant is set forth
  as Exhibit 1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
       
  
  Award at the Dieng Geothermal Field, Central Java, Indonesia
  
  
       On November 16, 1994, the Registrant announced that its
  subsidiary, Himpurna California Energy, Ltd., has executed an
  undertaking to sign a fully negotiated Joint Operation Contract
  for the development of the geothermal steam field with Pertamina
  (the Indonesian national oil and natural gas company) and a fully
  negotiated Energy Sales Contract with Pertamina and PLN (the
  Indonesian national electric utility) to build, own and operate a
  geothermal power facility at the Dieng goethermal field, located
  in Central Java.  A copy of the press release issued by the
  Registrant is set forth as Exhibit 2 hereto and is incorporated
  herein by reference.
  
  
  ITEM 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits
  
  Exhibit 1 - Press Release dated November 15, 1994.
  Exhibit 2 - Press Release dated November 16, 1994.
  
  <PAGE>
                               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.
  
                                California Energy Company, Inc.
  
  
  
                                By:   /s/Douglas L. Anderson       
                                     Douglas L. Anderson
                                     Assistant Secretary
  
  Dated:  November 22, 1994
metadata_documents: [{"type": "8-K", "sequence": "1", "secsgml_size_bytes": 2990}]
metadata_filer: {"company-data": {"conformed-name": "CALIFORNIA ENERGY CO INC", "cik": "0000720556", "assigned-sic": "4961", "irs-number": "942213782", "state-of-incorporation": "DE", "fiscal-year-end": "1231"}, "filing-values": {"form-type": "8-K", "act": "34", "file-number": "001-09874", "film-number": "94561575"}, "business-address": {"street1": "10831 OLD MILL RD STE 900", "city": "OMAHA", "state": "NE", "zip": "68194", "phone": "4023308900"}, "mail-address": {"street1": "10831 OLD MILL ROAD", "city": "OMAHA", "state": "NE", "zip": "68154"}}
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 November 15, 1994
                  (Date of earliest event reported)
  
                   California Energy 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)     
     
  
      10831 Old Mill Road       Omaha, Nebraska           68154    
     (Address of principal executive offices)            Zip Code
  
  Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code: (402)330-8900
  
                                N/A                                 
     (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
  ITEM 5.  Other Events
  
  Execution of Philippine Casecnan Project Agreement
  
       On November 15, 1994, the Registrant announced that
  Registrant and the Philippine National Irrigation Administration
  ("NIA") have signed a Project Agreement for a combined
  hydroelectric and irrigation Project ("Project") in the Casecnan
  area of Luzon.  The registrant will own a 70% equity interest in
  a joint venture that will build, own, operate and transfer.  A
  copy of the press release issued by the Registrant is set forth
  as Exhibit 1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
       
  
  Award at the Dieng Geothermal Field, Central Java, Indonesia
  
       On November 16, 1994, the Registrant announced that its
  subsidiary, Himpurna California Energy, Ltd., has executed an
  undertaking to sign a fully negotiated Joint Operation Contract
  for the development of the geothermal steam field with Pertamina
  (the Indonesian national oil and natural gas company) and a fully
  negotiated Energy Sales Contract with Pertamina and PLN (the
  Indonesian national electric utility) to build, own and operate a
  geothermal power facility at the Dieng goethermal field, located
  in Central Java.  A copy of the press release issued by the
  Registrant is set forth as Exhibit 2 hereto and is incorporated
  herein by reference.
  
  ITEM 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits
  
  Exhibit 1 - Press Release dated November 15, 1994.
  Exhibit 2 - Press Release dated November 16, 1994.
  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.
  
                                California Energy Company, Inc.
  
                                By:   /s/Douglas L. Anderson       
                                     Douglas L. Anderson
                                     Assistant Secretary
  
  Dated:  November 22, 1994