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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM T-1

         STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
         CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

         CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT
         TO SECTION 305(b)(2)
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                              BANKERS TRUST COMPANY
               (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

NEW YORK                                                    13-4941247
(Jurisdiction of Incorporation or                           (I.R.S. Employer
organization if not a U.S. national bank)                   Identification no.)


FOUR ALBANY STREET
NEW YORK, NEW YORK                                                    10006
(Address of principal                                                 (Zip Code)
executive offices)

                             BANKERS TRUST COMPANY
                             LEGAL DEPARTMENT
                             130 LIBERTY STREET, 31ST FLOOR
                             NEW YORK, NEW YORK  10006
                             (212) 250-2201
            (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

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                            APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY
               (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

         VIRGINIA                                   -        54-0124790
(State or other jurisdiction of                              (I.R.S. employer
Incorporation or organization)                               Identification no.)


40 FRANKLIN ROAD
ROANOKE, VIRGINIA                                                     24011
(Address of principal executive offices)                              (Zip Code)

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                              FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS
                       (Title of the indenture securities)
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ITEM   1.         GENERAL INFORMATION.
                  Furnish the following information as to the trustee.

                  (a) Name and address of each examining or supervising
                      authority to which it is subject.

                  NAME                                        ADDRESS

                  Federal Reserve Bank (2nd District)         New York, NY
                  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation       Washington, D.C.
                  New York State Banking Department           Albany, NY

                  (b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust
                      powers.

                      Yes.

ITEM   2.         AFFILIATIONS WITH OBLIGOR.

                  If the obligor is an affiliate of the Trustee, describe each
                  such affiliation.

                  None.

ITEM   3. -15.    NOT APPLICABLE

ITEM  16.         LIST OF EXHIBITS.

                        EXHIBIT 1 - Restated Organization Certificate of
                                    Bankers Trust Company dated August 7, 1990
                                    and Certificate of Amendment of the
                                    Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust
                                    Company dated June 21, 1995 Incorporated
                                    herein by reference to Exhibit 1 filed with
                                    Form T-1 Statement, Registration No.
                                    33-65171, and Certificate of Amendment of
                                    the Organization Certificate of Bankers
                                    Trust Company dated March 20, 1996, copy
                                    attached.

                        EXHIBIT 2 - Certificate of Authority to commence
                                    business - Incorporated herein by reference
                                    to Exhibit 2 filed with Form T-1 Statement,
                                    Registration No. 33-21047.

                        EXHIBIT 3 - Authorization of the Trustee to exercise
                                    corporate trust powers - Incorporated herein
                                    by reference to Exhibit 2 filed with Form
                                    T-1 Statement, Registration No. 33-21047.

                        EXHIBIT 4 - Existing By-Laws of Bankers Trust Company,
                                    as amended on September 17, 1996. -
                                    Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
                                    4 filed with Form T-1 Statement,
                                    Registration No. 33-15263.
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                       EXHIBIT 5 - Not applicable.

                       EXHIBIT 6 -  Consent of Bankers Trust Company required by
                                    Section 321(b) of the Act. - Incorporated
                                    herein by reference to Exhibit 4 filed with
                                    Form T-1 Statement, Registration No.
                                    22-18864.

                       EXHIBIT 7 -  A copy of the latest report of condition of
                                    Bankers Trust Company dated as of September
                                    30, 1996.

                       EXHIBIT 8 -  Not Applicable.

                       EXHIBIT 9 -  Not Applicable.
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                                    SIGNATURE



         Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended, the trustee, Bankers Trust Company, a corporation organized and
existing under the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement
of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, all in The City of New York, and State of New York, on the 22nd day
of January, 1997.


                                       BANKERS TRUST COMPANY



                                       By:  /s/ Scott Thiel
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                                            Scott Thiel
                                            Assistant Vice President
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Legal Title of Bank:       Bankers Trust Company              Call Date:   9/30/96      ST-BK:   36-4840         FFIEC 031
Address:                   130 Liberty Street                 Vendor ID: D              CERT:  00623             Page RC-1
City, State    ZIP:        New York, NY  10006                                                                     11
FDIC Certificate No.:      |  0 |  0 |  6 |  2 |  3


CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION FOR INSURED COMMERCIAL
AND STATE-CHARTERED SAVINGS BANKS SEPTEMBER 30, 1996

All schedules are to be reported in thousands of dollars. Unless otherwise
indicated, reported the amount outstanding as of the last business day of the
quarter.

SCHEDULE RC--BALANCE SHEET



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                                                                                |                 C400    |
                             Dollar Amounts in Thousands                        |  RCFD    Bil Mil Thou   |
                                                                             
ASSETS                                                                          |  / / / / / / / / / / / /|
  1.    Cash and balances due from depository institutions (from Schedule RC-A):|  / / / / / / / / / / / /|
         a.   Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin(1) ............|   0081          809,000 |1.a.
         b.   Interest-bearing balances(2) .....................................|   0071        4,453,000 |1.b.
  2.    Securities:                                                             |  / / / / / / / / / / / /|
         a.   Held-to-maturity securities (from Schedule RC-B, column A) .......|   1754                0 |2.a.
         b.   Available-for-sale securities (from Schedule RC-B, column D)......|   1773  4,133,000       |2.b.
  3    Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell
       in domestic offices of the bank and of its Edge and Agreement            |  / / / / / / / / / / / /|
       subsidiaries, and in IBFs:                                               |  / / / / / / / / / / / /|
        a.   Federal funds sold ................................................|   0276        5,933,000 |3.a.
        b.   Securities purchased under agreements to resell ...................|   0277          413,000 |3.b.
  4.   Loans and lease financing receivables:                                   |   / / / / / / / / / / / |
        a.   Loans and leases, net of unearned income
             (from Schedule RC-C)                          RCFD 2122  27,239,000|   / / / / / / / / / / / |4.a.
        b.   LESS:   Allowance for loan and lease losses...RCFD 3123     917,000|   / / / / / / / / / / / |4.b.
        c.   LESS:   Allocated transfer risk reserve ......RCFD 3128           0|   / / / / / / / / / / / |4.c.
        d.   Loans and leases, net of unearned income,                          |   / / / / / / / / / / / |
             allowance, and reserve (item 4.a minus 4.b and 4.c) ...............|   2125       26,322,000 |4.d.
  5.   Assets held in trading accounts .........................................|   3545       36,669,000 |5.
  6.   Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases) ................|   2145          870,000 |6.
  7.   Other real estate owned (from Schedule RC-M) ............................|   2150          215,000 |7.
  8.   Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies
       (from Schedule RC-M)                                                     |   2130          212,000 |8.
  9.   Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding ............|   2155          577,000 |9.
 10.   Intangible assets (from Schedule RC-M) ..................................|   2143           18,000 |10.
 11.   Other assets (from Schedule RC-F) .......................................|   2160        8,808,000 |11.
 12.   Total assets (sum of items 1 through 11) ................................|   2170       89,432,000 |12.


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(1)      Includes cash items in process of collection and unposted debits.
(2)      Includes time certificates of deposit not held in trading accounts.
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Legal Title of Bank:       Bankers Trust Company           Call Date: 9/30/96        ST-BK:    36-4840         FFIEC  031
Address:                   130 Liberty Street              Vendor ID: D              CERT:  00623              Page  RC-2
City, State Zip:           New York, NY  10006                                                                 12
FDIC Certificate No.:      |  0 |  0 |  6 |  2 |  3




                                                                            
SCHEDULE RC--CONTINUED                                                         ___________________________________________
                                                  Dollar Amounts in Thousands  | / / / /          Bil Mil Thou __       __|
LIABILITIES                                                                    | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /            |
13. Deposits:                                                                  | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /            |
         a.   In domestic offices (sum of totals of columns A and C from
              Schedule RC-E, part I)                                                      | RCON 2200           9,391,000 |13.a.
         (1)   Noninterest-bearing(1) ................RCON 6631   2,734,000....|  / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |13.a.(1)
         (2)  Interest-bearing .......................RCON 6636   6,657,000....|  / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |13.a.(2)
         b.   In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs
              (from Schedule RC-E part II)                                     | RCFN 2200         23,385,000     |13.b.
         (1)   Noninterest-bearing ...................RCFN 6631     654,000    |  / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |13.b.(1)
         (2)   Interest-bearing ......................RCFN 6636  22,731,000    |  / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / | 13.b.(2)
14.    Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to         |  / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |
         repurchase in domestic offices of the bank and of its Edge and        |  / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |
         Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBFs:                                              |  / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |
         a.   Federal funds purchased .........................................|           | RCFD 0278         3,090,000  |14.a.
         b.   Securities sold under agreements to repurchase ..................| RCFD 0279             99,000      |14.b.
15.    a.   Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury ..........................            | RCON 2840             0      |15.a.
         b.   Trading liabilities .............................................| RCFD 3548         18,326,000      |15.b.
16.    Other borrowed money:                                                   |  / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |
         a.   With original maturity of one year or less ......................| RCFD 2332          17,476,000     |16.a.
         b.   With original maturity of more than one year ....................| RCFD 2333           2,771,000     |16.b.
17.    Mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases .........| RCFD 2910              31,000     |17.
18.    Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding ...............            | RCFD 2920            577,000 |18.
19.    Subordinated notes and debentures ......................................            | RCFD 3200          1,228,000 |19.
20.    Other liabilities (from Schedule RC-G) .................................            | RCFD 2930          8,398,000 |20.
21.    Total liabilities (sum of items 13 through 20) .........................| RCFD 2948          84,772,000     |21.
                                                                               |  / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |
22.    Limited-life preferred stock and related surplus .......................            | RCFD 3282             0      |22.
EQUITY CAPITAL                                                                 |  / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |
23.    Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus ..........................            | RCFD 3838            500,000 |23.
24.    Common stock ...........................................................            | RCFD 3230          1,002,000 |24.
25.    Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock) ...............            | RCFD 3839            527,000 |25.
26.    a.   Undivided profits and capital reserves ............................            | RCFD 3632          3,017,000 |26.a.
       b.   Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale
            securities ...................                                     | RCFD 8434       (      16,000)    |26.b.
27.    Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments ....................| RCFD 3284       (     370,000)    |27.
28.    Total equity capital (sum of items 23 through 27) ......................| RCFD 3210           4,660,000     |28.
29.    Total liabilities, limited-life preferred stock, and equity capital     |  / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |
      (sum of items 21, 22, and 28) ...........................................| RCFD 3300          89,432,000     |29.

Memorandum
To be reported only with the March Report of Condition.
   1.    Indicate in the box at the right the number of the statement below that best describes the
         most comprehensive level of auditing work performed for the bank by independent external               Number
         auditors as of any date during 1995 ...................................|  RCFD     6724              N/A          |  M.1


1-       Independent audit of the bank conducted in accordance with generally
         accepted auditing standards by a certified public accounting firm which
         submits a report on the bank

2-       Independent audit of the bank's parent holding company conducted in
         accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by a certified
         public accounting firm which submits a report on the consolidated
         holding company (but not on the bank separately)

3-       Directors' examination of the bank conducted in accordance with
         generally accepted auditing standards by a certified public accounting
         firm (may be required by state chartering authority)

4-       Directors' examination of the bank performed by other external auditors
         (may be required by state chartering authority)

5-       Review of the bank's financial statements by external auditors

6-       Compilation of the bank's financial statements by external auditors

7-       Other audit procedures (excluding tax preparation work)

8-       No external audit work

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(1)      Including total demand deposits and noninterest-bearing time and
         savings deposits.
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                               State of New York,

                               Banking Department

         I, PETER M. PHILBIN, Deputy Superintendent of Bank of the State of New
York, DO HEREBY APPROVE the annexed Certificate entitled "CERTIFICATE OF
AMENDMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION CERTIFICATE OF BANKERS TRUST COMPANY UNDER SECTION
8005 OF THE BANKING LAW," dated March 20, 1996, providing for an increase in
authorized capital stock from $1,351,666,670 consisting of 85,166,667 shares
with a par value of $10 each designated as Common Stock and 500 shares with a
par value of $1,000,000 each designated as Series Preferred Stock to
$1,501,666,670 consisting of 100,166,667 shares with a par value of $10 each
designated as Common Stock and 500 shares with a par value of $1,000,000 each
designated as Series Preferred Stock.

WITNESS, my hand and official seal of the Banking Department at the City of New
York,

         this 21ST day of MARCH in the Year of our Lord one thousand nine
         hundred and NINETY- SIX.

                                                         Peter M. Philbin
                                                  ______________________________
                                                  Deputy Superintendent of Banks
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                            CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

                                     OF THE

                            ORGANIZATION CERTIFICATE

                                OF BANKERS TRUST

                      Under Section 8005 of the Banking Law

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         We, James T. Byrne, Jr. and Lea Lahtinen, being respectively a Managing
Director and an Assistant Secretary of Bankers Trust Company, do hereby certify:

         1. The name of the corporation is Bankers Trust Company.

         2. The organization certificate of said corporation was filed by the
Superintendent of Banks on the 5th of march, 1903.

         3. The organization certificate as heretofore amended is hereby amended
to increase the aggregate number of shares which the corporation shall have
authority to issue and to increase the amount of its authorized capital stock in
conformity therewith.

         4. Article III of the organization certificate with reference to the
authorized capital stock, the number of shares into which the capital stock
shall be divided, the par value of the shares and the capital stock outstanding,
which reads as follows:

         "III. The amount of capital stock which the corporation is hereafter to
         have is One Billion, Three Hundred Fifty One Million, Six Hundred
         Sixty-Six Thousand, Six Hundred Seventy Dollars ($1,351,666,670),
         divided into Eighty-Five Million, One Hundred Sixty-Six Thousand, Six
         Hundred Sixty-Seven (85,166,667) shares with a par value of $10 each
         designated as Common Stock and 500 shares with a par value of One
         Million Dollars ($1,000,000) each designated as Series Preferred
         Stock."

is hereby amended to read as follows:

         "III. The amount of capital stock which the corporation is hereafter to
         have is One Billion, Five Hundred One Million, Six Hundred Sixty-Six
         Thousand, Six Hundred Seventy Dollars ($1,501,666,670), divided into
         One Hundred Million, One Hundred Sixty Six Thousand, Six Hundred
         Sixty-Seven (100,166,667) shares with a par value of $10 each
         designated as Common Stock and 500 shares with a par value of One
         Million Dollars ($1,000,000) each designated as Series Preferred
         Stock."
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         6. The foregoing amendment of the organization certificate was
authorized by unanimous written consent signed by the holder of all outstanding
shares entitled to vote thereon.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have made and subscribed this certificate this
20th day of March , 1996.

                                                     James T. Byrne, Jr.
                                                     _________________________
                                                     James T. Byrne, Jr.
                                                     Managing Director

                                                     Lea Lahtinen
                                                     _________________________
                                                     Lea Lahtinen
                                                     Assistant Secretary

State of New York     )
                      )  ss:
County of New York    )

         Lea Lahtinen, being fully sworn, deposes and says that she is an
Assistant Secretary of Bankers Trust Company, the corporation described in the
foregoing certificate; that she has read the foregoing certificate and knows the
contents thereof, and that the statements herein contained are true.

                                  Lea Lahtinen
                              _____________________
                                  Lea Lahtinen


Sworn to before me this 20th day
of March, 1996.

         Sandra L. West
_______________________________
         Notary Public

            SANDRA L. WEST                      Counterpart filed in the
   Notary Public State of New York              Office of the Superintendent of
            No. 31-4942101                      Banks, State of New York,
     Qualified in New York County               This 21st day of March, 1996
Commission Expires September 19, 1996