SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                         Washington, D.C. 20549


                                FORM 8-K

                             CURRENT REPORT 

                   Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                   the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



            Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

                             April 27, 1999


                         TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY
         (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)




     FLORIDA                       1-5007              59-0475140
(State or other jurisdiction    (Commission file     (IRS Employer    
   of incorporation)                 Number)       Identification No.)


702 North Franklin Street, Tampa Florida               33602
  (Address of principal executive offices)          (Zip code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (813) 228-4111




















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Item 5.   Other Events

     The  Board  of Directors of Tampa Electric Company announced
the  election  of  Robert  D.  Fagan  as Chief Executive Officer,
effective  June  1,  1999. He assumes the CEO duties of Girard F.
Anderson,  67, who will continue as Chairman of the Board through
the end of the year.
     Bob Fagan, 54, has served as president of PP&L Global, Inc.,
since  1994.    PP&L  Global, in Fairfax, Va., is a subsidiary of
PP&L  Resources,  Inc., a Fortune 500 company based in Allentown,
Pa.,  which also operates an electric utility serving 1.3 million
customers in Pennsylvania.
     PP&L  Global,  Inc., is a diversified energy holding company
whose  charter  is  to  develop and acquire energy-related assets
worldwide.
     Before  joining  PP&L,  Fagan was vice president and general
manager  of  Mission Energy Company, the power development arm of
Edison  International, one of the nation s largest utilities.  He
w a s   responsible  for  the  management  of  Mission  Energy  s
significant North American operations.
     In  addition to his domestic experience, Fagan has extensive
international experience.  While he was president of PP&L Global,
the  company  committed to invest more than $2.3 billion in power
projects throughout the United States, Europe and South America.
     Fagan  has  two  degrees  from  Dartmouth,  a B.A. degree in
Engineering Science and an M.E. degree in Chemical Engineering.  



























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                            SIGNATURE



     Pursuant  to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of  1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.




Dated:    April 27, 1999           Tampa Electric Company



                                   By:/s/ G. L. Gillette 
                                          G. L. Gillette
                                     Vice President-Finance,
                                   and Chief Financial Officer
                                  (Principal Financial Officer)

































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