FORM 6-K
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of September, 2007
Commission File Number: 001-13240
Empresa Nacional de Electricidad S.A.
National Electricity Co of Chile Inc
Santa Rosa 76
Santiago, Chile
(562) 6309000
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September 10, 2007
Mr Guillermo Larraín R.
Superintendent of Securities and Insurance
Santiago
| ESSENTIAL FACT |
Dear Sir,
In accordance with clauses 9 and 10 of the Securities Market Law 18,045 and General Rule No.30 of the Superintendency, I advise you the following as material information:
On Friday, September 7, 2007, the Arbitration Tribunal of the International Chamber of Commerce, hearing the proceedings brought by Endesa Chile against YPF S.A. for damages caused by non-compliance with the natural-gas supply contract signed between the parties for the Tal Tal plant located in Chile’s 2nd Region, deriving from the lack of an export permit for its second unit, was informed of the agreement reached by the parties to terminate these proceedings.
This was the result of the current natural-gas supply contract for that plant having been amended and such amendment having been approved by the Argentine regulatory authority.
Yours sincerely,
| Rafael Mateo Alcalá | |
| Chief Executive Officer |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| EMPRESA NACIONAL DE ELECTRICIDAD S.A. | |||||||
| By: | /s/ RAFAEL MATEO A. | ||||||
Rafael Mateo A. |
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| Chief Executive Officer | |||||||
| Dated: September 10, 2007 | |||||||
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