<ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from Entergy London Investments, Inc. financial statements for the quarter ended March 31, 1998 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0001042730 <NAME> ENTERGY LONDON INVESTMENTS, INC. <SUBSIDIARY> <NUMBER> 036 <NAME> ENTERGY LONDON INVESTMENTS, INC. <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1998 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1998 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 2,338,924 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 1,633,583 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 483,466 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 0 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 4,455,973 <COMMON> 114,000 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 391,981 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> (146,544) <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 363,933 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 300,000 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 1,689,473 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 332,950 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 21,961 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 1,743,152 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 4,455,973 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 550,790 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 5,251 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 494,827 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 494,827 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 55,963 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 8,739 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 64,702 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 47,574 <NET-INCOME> 11,877 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 12,255 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 24,132 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 52,739 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 23,668 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 64,083 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0