POWER OF ATTORNEY

     The  undersigned  Joseph  M.  Hirko,  in  his  capacity as Senior Vice
     President  and  Chief Financial Officer of Portland  General  Electric
     Company (the "Company"),  hereby  appoints  Joseph E. Feltz, Assistant
     Controller  of the Company, as the attorney-in-fact,  in  my  and  all
     capacities stated  herein, to execute on behalf of the undersigned and
     to  file  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  under  the
     Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934,  the  Portland  General  Electric
     Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1997.

     Dated May 14, 1997


                                         /S/      JOSEPH      M.      HIRKO

                                   Joseph M. Hirko


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