Duquesne Light 10-Q 2005 Q2 Quarterly report

EXHIBIT 32.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to

18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) for the period ending June 30, 2005, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Morgan K. O’Brien, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to his knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

WITNESS the due execution hereof this 9^th day of August, 2005.

/s/ Morgan K. O’Brien

Morgan K. O’Brien

President and Chief Executive Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc. and will be retained by Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.