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 11, 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 11, 1997, the Registrant announced that it had
  signed a definitive Acquisition Agreement with Kiewit Diversified
  Group ("KDG"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Peter Kiewit Sons',
  Inc., providing for the Registrant's purchase of KDG's ownership
  interest in various project partnerships and joint ventures and
  20,231,065 of the Registrant's shares of common stock (including
  1,000,000 shares held under option), representing approximately
  30% of the Registrant's outstanding shares.  The Agreement
  provides that the Registrant will pay an aggregate consideration
  of $1,155,000,000 (subject to adjustments as provided in the
  definitive agreement) for such ownership interests.  Final
  closing of the transaction is expected to occur in January, 1998.
  A press release issued by the Registrant is attached hereto as
  Exhibit 1 and is incorporated herein by reference.  The
  definitive Acquisition Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 2
  and is incorporated herein by reference.
  
  
  IItem 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits
  
  Exhibit 1 - Press Release dated September 11, 1997
  
  Exhibit 2 - Acquisition Agreement dated September 10, 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 General Counsel
                                         and Assistant Secretary
  
  Dated: September 16, 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 11, 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 11, 1997, the Registrant announced that it had
  signed a definitive Acquisition Agreement with Kiewit Diversified
  Group ("KDG"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Peter Kiewit Sons',
  Inc., providing for the Registrant's purchase of KDG's ownership
  interest in various project partnerships and joint ventures and
  20,231,065 of the Registrant's shares of common stock (including
  1,000,000 shares held under option), representing approximately
  30% of the Registrant's outstanding shares.  The Agreement
  provides that the Registrant will pay an aggregate consideration
  of $1,155,000,000 (subject to adjustments as provided in the
  definitive agreement) for such ownership interests.  Final
  closing of the transaction is expected to occur in January, 1998.
  A press release issued by the Registrant is attached hereto as
  Exhibit 1 and is incorporated herein by reference.  The
  definitive Acquisition Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 2
  and is incorporated herein by reference.
  
  IItem 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits
  
  Exhibit 1 - Press Release dated September 11, 1997
  
  Exhibit 2 - Acquisition Agreement dated September 10, 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 General Counsel
                                         and Assistant Secretary
  
  Dated: September 16, 1997