Exhibit 99.8

                      CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
           18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
            SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


      I, Jerry W. Yelverton, President and Chief Executive Officer of
System Energy Resources, Inc. (the "Company"), certify pursuant to 18
U.S.C.  Section  1350,  as adopted pursuant to  Section  906  of  the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)  The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter
     ended  June  30,  2002 (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 as of the dates and for  the  periods
     expressed in the Report.


                                   /s/ Jerry W. Yelverton
                                      Jerry W. Yelverton
                              President and Chief Executive Officer


Date:     August 12, 2002