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                                   FORM T-1

                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549

                           STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
                  UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
                   CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

                     CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
                     ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO
                            SECTION 305(b)(2) |__|



                             THE BANK OF NEW YORK
              (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)


New York                                             13-5160382
(State of incorporation                              (I.R.S. employer
if not a U.S. national bank)                         identification no.)

48 Wall Street, New York, N.Y.                       10286
(Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip code)





                            CalEnergy Capital Trust
              (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)


Delaware                                              Applied for
(State or other jurisdiction of                       (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)                        identification no.)


302 South 36th Street, Suite 400
Omaha, NE                                             68131
(Address of principal executive offices)              (Zip code)

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                        Preferred Securities Guarantee
                      (Title of the indenture securities)


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1.   General information.  Furnish the following information as to the Trustee:

     (a)  Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which
          it is subject.

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                  Name                                        Address
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Superintendent of Banks of the State of     2 Rector Street, New York,
New York                                    N.Y.  10006, and Albany, N.Y. 12203

Federal Reserve Bank of New York            33 Liberty Plaza, New York,
                                            N.Y.  10045

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation       Washington, D.C.  20429

New York Clearing House Association         New York, New York

(b)      Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

Yes.

2.       Affiliations with Obligor.

         If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
affiliation.

         None.  (See Note on page 3.)

16.      List of Exhibits.

         Exhibits identified in parentheses below, on file with the
         Commission, are incorporated herein by reference as an exhibit
         hereto, pursuant to Rule 7a-29 under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939
         (the "Act") and Rule 24 of the Commission's Rules of Practice.

          1.   A copy of the Organization Certificate of The Bank of New York
               (formerly Irving Trust Company) as now in effect, which
               contains the authority to commence business and a grant of
               powers to exercise corporate trust powers. (Exhibit 1 to
               Amendment No. 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement
               No. 33-6215, Exhibits 1a and 1b to Form T-1 filed with
               Registration Statement No. 33-21672 and Exhibit 1 to Form T-1
               filed with Registration Statement No. 33-29637.)

          4.   A copy of the existing By-laws of the Trustee. (Exhibit 4 to
               Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-31019.)



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          6.   The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the
               Act. (Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement
               No. 33-44051.)

          7.   A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee
               published pursuant to law or to the requirements of its
               supervising or examining authority.



                                     NOTE


         Inasmuch as this Form T-1 is filed prior to the ascertainment by the
Trustee of all facts on which to base a responsive answer to Item 2, the
answer to said Item is based on incomplete information.

         Item 2 may, however, be considered as correct unless amended by an
amendment to this Form T-1.


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                                   SIGNATURE



         Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the Trustee, The Bank of New
York, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New
York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of New York,
and State of New York, on the 28th day of June, 1996.


                                       THE BANK OF NEW YORK



                                       By:    /s/ PAUL J. SCHMALZEL
                                           Name:  PAUL J. SCHMALZEL
                                           Title: ASSISTANT TREASURER



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                                                                     Exhibit 7




                      Consolidated Report of Condition of

                             THE BANK OF NEW YORK

                    of 48 Wall Street, New York, N.Y. 10286
                    And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
a member of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business December 31,
1995, published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of
this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.

                                                                Dollar Amounts
ASSETS                                                            in Thousands
Cash and balances due from depos-
  itory institutions:
  Noninterest-bearing balances and
  currency and coin ......................................         $  4,500,312
  Interest-bearing balances ..............................              643,938
Securities:
  Held-to-maturity securities ............................              806,221
  Available-for-sale securities ..........................            2,036,768
Federal funds sold and securities
 purchased under agreements to resell
 in domestic offices of the bank:
  Federal funds sold .....................................            4,166,720
  Securities purchased under agreements
  to resell ..............................................               50,413
Loans and lease financing
  receivables:
  Loans and leases, net of unearned
    income ...............................................           27,068,535
  LESS: Allowance for loan and
    lease losses .........................................              520,024
  LESS: Allocated transfer risk
    reserve ..............................................                1,000
    Loans and leases, net of unearned
    income and allowance, and reserve ....................           26,547,511
Assets held in trading accounts ..........................              758,462
Premises and fixed assets (including
  capitalized leases) ....................................              615,330
Other real estate owned ..................................               63,769
Investments in unconsolidated
  subsidiaries and associated
  companies ..............................................              223,174
Customers' liability to this bank on
  acceptances outstanding ................................              900,795
Intangible assets ........................................              212,220
Other assets .............................................            1,186,274
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Total assets .............................................         $ 42,711,907
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LIABILITIES
Deposits:
  In domestic offices ....................................         $ 21,248,127
  Noninterest-bearing ....................................            9,172,079
  Interest-bearing .......................................           12,076,048
  In foreign offices, Edge and
  Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs .......................            9,535,088
  Noninterest-bearing ....................................               64,417
  Interest-bearing .......................................            9,470,671
Federal funds purchased and secu-
  rities sold under agreements to re-
  purchase in domestic offices of
  the bank and of its Edge and
  Agreement subsidiaries, and in
  IBFs:
  Federal funds purchased ................................            2,095,668
  Securities sold under agreements
    to repurchase ........................................               69,212
Demand notes issued to the U.S. ..........................
  Treasury ...............................................              107,340
Trading liabilities ......................................              615,718
Other borrowed money:
  With original maturity of one year
    or less ..............................................            1,638,744
  With original maturity of more than
    one year .............................................              120,863
Bank's liability on acceptances exe-
  cuted and outstanding ..................................              909,527
Subordinated notes and debentures ........................            1,047,860
Other liabilities ........................................            1,836,573
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Total liabilities ........................................           39,224,720
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EQUITY CAPITAL
Common stock .............................................              942,284
Surplus ..................................................              525,666


    
Undivided profits and capital
  reserves ...............................................            1,995,316
Net unrealized holding gains
  (losses) on available-for-sale
  securities .............................................               29,668
Cumulative foreign currency transla-
  tion adjustments .......................................               (5,747)
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Total equity capital .....................................            3,487,187
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Total liabilities and equity
  capital ................................................         $ 42,711,907
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      I, Robert E. Keilman, Senior Vice President and Comptroller of the
above-named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has been
prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System and is true to the best of my knowledge and
belief.

                                                             Robert E. Keilman

      We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this Report
of Condition and declare that it has been examined by us and to the best of
our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the
instructions issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
and is true and correct.

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