Exhibit 32.1



                            CERTIFICATION 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 of The Cleveland  Electric  Illuminating
Company on Form  10-Q/A for the period  ending  June 30,  2003 as filed with the
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  on the date hereof (the  "Report"),  each
undersigned  officer of the Company does hereby  certify,  pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted  pursuant to Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of
2002, that: to the best of his knowledge:

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

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



                                                 /s/H. Peter Burg
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                                                    H. Peter Burg
                                                Chief Executive Officer
                                                  September 24, 2003



                                                /s/Richard H. Marsh
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                                                   Richard H. Marsh
                                                Chief Financial Officer
                                                   September 24, 2003