POWER OF ATTORNEY
                               -----------------


     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer or director of
Destec Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes
and appoints Charles F. Goff and Keys A. Curry, Jr., with full power to each of
them to act without the other, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-
fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for the
undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities (until revoked in writing), to sign, execute and file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission the Company's Registration Statement on Form
S-3 (or other appropriate form), together with all amendments thereto, with all
exhibits and any and all documents required to be filed with respect thereto
with any regulatory authority, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
or each of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary
to be done in and about the premises in order to effectuate the same as fully to
all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally
present, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or each of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.


     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereto signed this power of
attorney this 13th day of August, 1996.



                                /s/ Cassandra C. Carr
                               ----------------------
                                    Cassandra C. Carr

 
                               POWER OF ATTORNEY
                               -----------------


     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer or director of
Destec Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes
and appoints Charles F. Goff and Keys A. Curry, Jr., with full power to each of
them to act without the other, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-
fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for the
undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities (until revoked in writing), to sign, execute and file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission the Company's Registration Statement on Form
S-3 (or other appropriate form), together with all amendments thereto, with all
exhibits and any and all documents required to be filed with respect thereto
with any regulatory authority, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
or each of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary
to be done in and about the premises in order to effectuate the same as fully to
all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally
present, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or each of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.


     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereto signed this power of
attorney this 13th day of August, 1996.



                                /s/ Jack E. Earnest
                               --------------------
                                    Jack E. Earnest

 
                               POWER OF ATTORNEY
                               -----------------


     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer or director of
Destec Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes
and appoints Charles F. Goff and Keys A. Curry, Jr., with full power to each of
them to act without the other, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-
fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for the
undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities (until revoked in writing), to sign, execute and file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission the Company's Registration Statement on Form
S-3 (or other appropriate form), together with all amendments thereto, with all
exhibits and any and all documents required to be filed with respect thereto
with any regulatory authority, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
or each of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary
to be done in and about the premises in order to effectuate the same as fully to
all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally
present, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or each of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.


     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereto signed this power of
attorney this 13th day of August, 1996.



                                /s/ Jack G. Helfenstein
                               ------------------------
                                    Jack G. Helfenstein

 
                               POWER OF ATTORNEY
                               -----------------


     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer or director of
Destec Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes
and appoints Charles F. Goff and Keys A. Curry, Jr., with full power to each of
them to act without the other, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-
fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for the
undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities (until revoked in writing), to sign, execute and file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission the Company's Registration Statement on Form
S-3 (or other appropriate form), together with all amendments thereto, with all
exhibits and any and all documents required to be filed with respect thereto
with any regulatory authority, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
or each of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary
to be done in and about the premises in order to effectuate the same as fully to
all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally
present, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or each of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.


     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereto signed this power of
attorney this 13th day of August, 1996.



                                /s/ Robert W. Gallant
                               ----------------------
                                    Robert W. Gallant

 
                               POWER OF ATTORNEY
                               -----------------


     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer or director of
Destec Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes
and appoints Charles F. Goff and Keys A. Curry, Jr., with full power to each of
them to act without the other, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-
fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for the
undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities (until revoked in writing), to sign, execute and file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission the Company's Registration Statement on Form
S-3 (or other appropriate form), together with all amendments thereto, with all
exhibits and any and all documents required to be filed with respect thereto
with any regulatory authority, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
or each of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary
to be done in and about the premises in order to effectuate the same as fully to
all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally
present, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or each of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.


     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereto signed this power of
attorney this 13th day of August, 1996.



                                /s/ Michael D. Parker
                               ----------------------
                                    Michael D. Parker

 
                               POWER OF ATTORNEY
                               -----------------


     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer or director of
Destec Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes
and appoints Charles F. Goff and Keys A. Curry, Jr., with full power to each of
them to act without the other, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-
fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for the
undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities (until revoked in writing), to sign, execute and file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission the Company's Registration Statement on Form
S-3 (or other appropriate form), together with all amendments thereto, with all
exhibits and any and all documents required to be filed with respect thereto
with any regulatory authority, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
or each of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary
to be done in and about the premises in order to effectuate the same as fully to
all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally
present, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or each of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.


     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereto signed this power of
attorney this 13th day of August, 1996.



                                /s/ J. Pedro Reinhard
                               ----------------------
                                    J. Pedro Reinhard

 
                               POWER OF ATTORNEY
                               -----------------


     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer or director of
Destec Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes
and appoints Charles F. Goff and Keys A. Curry, Jr., with full power to each of
them to act without the other, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-
fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for the
undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities (until revoked in writing), to sign, execute and file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission the Company's Registration Statement on Form
S-3 (or other appropriate form), together with all amendments thereto, with all
exhibits and any and all documents required to be filed with respect thereto
with any regulatory authority, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
or each of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary
to be done in and about the premises in order to effectuate the same as fully to
all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally
present, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or each of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.


     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereto signed this power of
attorney this 13th day of August, 1996.



                                /s/ Joel V. Staff
                               ------------------
                                    Joel V. Staff

 
                               POWER OF ATTORNEY
                               -----------------


     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer or director of
Destec Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes
and appoints Charles F. Goff and Keys A. Curry, Jr., with full power to each of
them to act without the other, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-
fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for the
undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities (until revoked in writing), to sign, execute and file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission the Company's Registration Statement on Form
S-3 (or other appropriate form), together with all amendments thereto, with all
exhibits and any and all documents required to be filed with respect thereto
with any regulatory authority, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
or each of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary
to be done in and about the premises in order to effectuate the same as fully to
all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally
present, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or each of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.


     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereto signed this power of
attorney this 13th day of August, 1996.



                              /s/ Enrique M. Larroucau
                              ------------------------
                                  Enrique M. Larroucau

 
                               POWER OF ATTORNEY
                               -----------------


     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer or director of
Destec Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes
and appoints Charles F. Goff and Keys A. Curry, Jr., with full power to each of
them to act without the other, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-
fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for the
undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities (until revoked in writing), to sign, execute and file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission the Company's Registration Statement on Form
S-3 (or other appropriate form), together with all amendments thereto, with all
exhibits and any and all documents required to be filed with respect thereto
with any regulatory authority, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
or each of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary
to be done in and about the premises in order to effectuate the same as fully to
all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally
present, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or each of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.


     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereto signed this power of
attorney this 19th day of August, 1996.



                              /s/ Craig E. Hess
                              -----------------
                                  Craig E. Hess

 
                               POWER OF ATTORNEY
                               -----------------


     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer or director of
Destec Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes
and appoints Keys A. Curry, Jr., the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-
fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for the
undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities (until revoked in writing), to sign, execute and file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission the Company's Registration Statement on Form
S-3 (or other appropriate form), together with all amendments thereto, with all
exhibits and any and all documents required to be filed with respect thereto
with any regulatory authority, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, or
his substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each
and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises in order to effectuate the same as fully to all intents and purposes as
the undersigned might or could do if personally present, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.


     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereto signed this power of
attorney this 13th day of August, 1996.



                              /s/ Charles F. Goff
                              -------------------
                                  Charles F. Goff

 
                               POWER OF ATTORNEY
                               -----------------


     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer or director of
Destec Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes
and appoints Charles F. Goff, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact
and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for the
undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities (until revoked in writing), to sign, execute and file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission the Company's Registration Statement on Form
S-3 (or other appropriate form), together with all amendments thereto, with all
exhibits and any and all documents required to be filed with respect thereto
with any regulatory authority, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, or
his substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each
and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises in order to effectuate the same as fully to all intents and purposes as
the undersigned might or could do if personally present, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.


     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereto signed this power of
attorney this 13th day of August, 1996.



                              /s/ Keys A. Curry, Jr.
                              ----------------------
                                  Keys A. Curry, Jr.