SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

                                    FORM T-1

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

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



                       IBJ SCHRODER BANK & TRUST COMPANY
              (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

        New York                                         13-5375195
(State of incorporations                             (I.R.S. Employer 
 if not a national bank)                              Identification No.)


One State Street, New York, New York                     10004
(Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip code)

                   Terence Rawlins, Assistant Vice President
                       IBJ Schroder Bank & Trust Company
                                One State Street
                            New York, New York 10004
                                 (212) 858-2000
           (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Agent for Service)

                            CALENERGY COMPANY, INC.
              (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

         Delaware                                       94-2213782
(State or jurisdiction of                            (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                        Identification No.)



302 South 36th Street, Suite 400
   Omaha, Nebraska                                                     92064
(Address of principal executive office)                              (Zip code)

                             SENIOR DEBT SECURITIES
                        (Title of Indenture Securities)














Item 1.  Item 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.


                           New York State Banking Department
                           Two Rector Street
                           New York, New York

                           Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
                           Washington, D.C.

                           Federal Reserve Bank of New York Second District
                           33 Liberty Street
                           New York, New York

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

                                    Yes

Item 2.  Affiliations with the Obligor.

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

                           The obligor is not an affiliate of the trustee.

Item 3.  Voting securities of the trustee.

                           Furnish the following information as to each class
                           of voting securities of the trustee:

                            As of September 8, 1998

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      Col. A                                    Col. B
                 Title of class                           Amount Outstanding
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Not Applicable

Item 4.  Trusteeships under other indentures.

                           If the trustee is a trustee under another indenture
                           under which any other securities, or certificates of
                           interest or participation in any other securities,
                           of the obligor are outstanding, furnish the
                           following information:

                  (a)      Title of the securities outstanding under each such
                           other indenture

                                          Not Applicable

                  (b)      A brief statement of the facts relied upon as a
                           basis for the claim that no conflicting interest
                           within the meaning of Section 310 (b) (1) of the Act
                           arises as a result of the trusteeship under any such
                           other indenture, including a statement as to how the
                           indenture securities will rank as compared with the
                           securities issued under such other indenture.






                                 Not Applicable

Item 5. Interlocking directorates and similar relationships with the obligor or
underwriters.

                  If the trustee or any of the directors or executive officers
                  of the trustee is a director, officer, partner, employee,
                  appointee, or representative of the obligor or of any
                  underwriter for the obligor, identify each such person having
                  any such connection and state the nature of each such
                  connection.

                                 Not Applicable


Item 6. Voting securities of the trustee owned by the obligor or its officials.

                  Furnish the following information as to the voting securities
                  of the trustee owned beneficially by the obligor and each
                  director, partner, and executive officer of the obligor:

                            As of September 8, 1998


- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Col A           Col. B                Col. C                     Col. D
Name of Owner   Title of class   Amount owned beneficially  Percent of voting 
                                                            securities 
                                                            represented by 
                                                            amount given in
                                                            Col. C
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                 Not Applicable


Item 7. Voting securities of the trustee owned by underwriters or their
officials.

                  Furnish the following information as to the voting securities
                  of the trustee owned beneficially by each underwriter for the
                  obligor and each director, partner and executive officer of
                  each such underwriter:


                                            As of September 8, 1998




- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             
        Col A        Col. B          Col. C                      Col. D
  Name of Owner  Title of class   Amount owned        Percent of voting securities
                                  beneficially        represented by amount given in
                                                      Col. C
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



                                 Not Applicable







Item 8.   Securities of the obligor owned or held by the trustee

                  Furnish the following information as to securities of the
                  obligor owned beneficially or held as collateral security for
                  obligations in default by the trustee:


                            As of September 8, 1998




- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                          
    Col A           Col. B               Col. C                             Col. D
 Name of Owner  Title of class  Amount owned beneficially          Percent of voting securities
                                or held as collateral security     represented by amount given in
                                for obligations in default         Col. C
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



                                 Not Applicable

Item 9.   Securities of underwriters owned or held by the trustee.

                  If the trustee owns beneficially or holds as collateral
                  security for obligations in default any securities of an
                  underwriter for the obligor, furnish the following
                  information as to each class of securities of such
                  underwriter any of which are so owned or held by the trustee:

                            As of September 8, 1998




- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           
        Col A        Col. B               Col. C                             Col. D
  Name of Owner  Title of class  Amount owned beneficially          Percent of voting securities
                                 or held as collateral security     represented by amount given in
                                 for obligations in default         Col. C
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                 Not Applicable


Item 10. Ownership or holdings by the trustee of voting securities of certain
affiliates or securityholders of the obligor.

                  If the trustee owns beneficially or holds as collateral
                  security for obligations in default voting securities of a
                  person who, to the knowledge of the trustee (1) owns 10
                  percent or more of the voting securities of the obligor or
                  (2) is an affiliate, other than a subsidiary, of the obligor,
                  furnish the following information as to the voting securities
                  of such person:







                            As of September 8, 1998




- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            
      Col A         Col. B               Col. C                             Col. D
  Name of Owner  Title of class   Amount owned beneficially          Percent of voting securities
                                  or held as collateral security     represented by amount given in
                                  for obligations in default         Col. C
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                 Not Applicable

Item 11. Ownership or holdings by the trustee of any securities of a person
owning 50 percent or more of the voting securities of the obligor.

                  If the trustee owns beneficially or holds as collateral
                  security for obligations in default any securities of a
                  person who, to the knowledge of the trustee, owns 50 percent
                  or more of the voting securities of the obligor, furnish the
                  following information as to each class of securities of such
                  any of which are so owned or held by the trustee:

                            As of September 8, 1998

- -----------------------------------------------------------
            Col. A                 Col. B        Col. C
  Nature of Indebtedness   Amount Outstanding  Date Due
- -----------------------------------------------------------


                                 Not Applicable


Item 12. Indebtedness of the Obligor to the Trustee.

                  Except as noted in the instructions, if the obligor is
                  indebted to the trustee, furnish the following information:

                            As of September 8, 1998




- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                          
     Col A         Col. B               Col. C                             Col. D
 Name of Owner  Title of class  Amount owned beneficially          Percent of voting securities
                                or held as collateral security     represented by amount given in
                                for obligations in default         Col. C
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                 Not Applicable

Item 13. Defaults by the Obligor.

                  (a)      State whether there is or has been a default with
                           respect to the securities under this indenture.
                           Explain the nature of any such default.

                                 Not Applicable









                  (b)      If the trustee is a trustee under another indenture
                           under which any other securities, or certificates of
                           interest or participation in any other securities,
                           of the obligor are outstanding, or is trustee for
                           more than one outstanding series of securities under
                           the indenture, state whether there has been a
                           default under any such indenture or series, identify
                           the indenture or series affected, and explain the
                           nature of any such default.

                                 Not Applicable


Item 14. Affiliations with the Underwriters

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

                                 Not Applicable

Item 15. Foreign Trustees.

                  Identify the order or rule pursuant to which the foreign
                  trustee is authorized to act as sole trustee under indentures
                  qualified or to be qualified under the Act.

                                 Not Applicable

Item 16. List of Exhibits.

    List below all exhibits filed as part of this statement of eligibility.

                  *1.      A copy of the Charter of IBJ Schroder Bank & Trust
                           Company as amended to date. (See Exhibit 1A to Form
                           T-1, Securities and Exchange Commission File No.
                           22-18460).

                  *2.      A copy of the Certificate of Authority of the
                           Trustee to Commence Business (Included in Exhibit I
                           above).

                  *3.      A copy of the Authorization of the Trustee, as
                           amended to date (See Exhibit 4 to Form T-1,
                           Securities and Exchange Commission File No.
                           22-19146).

                  *4.      A copy of the existing By-Laws of the Trustee, as
                           amended to date (See Exhibit 4 to Form T-1,
                           Securities and Exchange Commission File No.
                           22-19146).

                  5.       A copy of each Indenture referred to in Item 4, if
                           the Obligor is in default. Not Applicable.

                  6.       The consent of the United States institutional
                           trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.

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

*        The Exhibits thus designated are incorporated herein by reference as
         exhibits hereto. Following the description of such Exhibits is a
         reference to the copy of the Exhibit heretofore filed with the
         Securities and Exchange Commission, to which there have been no
         amendments or changes.









                                      NOTE

In answering any item in this Statement of Eligibility which relates to matters
peculiarly within the knowledge of the obligor and its directors or officers,
the trustee has relied upon information furnished to it by the obligor.

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

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

Pursuant to General Instruction B, the trustee has responded to Items 1, 2 and
16 of this form since to the best knowledge of the trustee as indicated in Item
13, the obligor is not in default under any indenture under which the applicant
is trustee.






                                   SIGNATURE


Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended,
the trustee, IBJ Schroder Bank & Trust Company, a corporation organized and
existing under the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this
statement of eligibility & qualification 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 8th day of September, 1998.



                                              IBJ SCHRODER BANK & TRUST COMPANY


                                              By:  /s/Terence Rawlins
                                                  ---------------------------
                                                        Terence Rawlins
                                                    Assistant Vice President





                                   EXHIBIT 6
                               CONSENT OF TRUSTEE


Pursuant to the requirements of Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of
1939, as amended, in connection with the issue by Calenergy Company, Inc. of
it's Senior Debt Securities, we hereby consent that reports of examinations by
Federal, State, Territorial, or District authorities may be furnished by such
authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request therefor.


                                               IBJ SCHRODER BANK & TRUST COMPANY



                                               By:   /s/Terence Rawlins
                                                    ---------------------------
                                                          Terence Rawlins
                                                      Assistant Vice President






Dated:  As of September 8, 1998









                                                                      EXHIBIT 7



                      CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION OF
                       IBJ SCHRODER BANK & TRUST COMPANY
                             OF NEW YORK, NEW YORK
                     AND FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC SUBSIDIARIES

                           REPORT AS OF JUNE 30, 1998




                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                     DOLLAR AMOUNTS
                                                                                                                      IN THOUSANDS


                                                               ASSETS

1. Cash and balance due from depository institutions:
     a. Non-interest-bearing balances and currency and coin .......................................................$    36,963
     b. Interest-bearing balances .................................................................................$    13,296

2.   Securities:
     a. Held-to-maturity securities  ..............................................................................$   189,538
     b. Available-for-sale securities  ............................................................................$   101,159

3.   Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell in
     domestic offices of the bank and of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries
     and in IBFs:

     Federal Funds sold and Securities purchased under agreements to resell $ 327,500

4. Loans and lease financing receivables:
     a. Loans and leases, net of unearned income ..................................................$ 1,800,351
     b. LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses .................................................$    65,836
     c. LESS: Allocated transfer risk reserve .....................................................         -0-
     d. Loans and leases, net of unearned income, allowance, and reserve ..........................$ 1,814,515

5.   Trading assets held in trading accounts ......................................................................$       572

6.   Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases) .....................................................$     2,194

7.   Other real estate owned ......................................................................................$       819

8.   Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies ..........................................$        -0-

9.   Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding .................................................$       640

10.  Intangible assets ............................................................................................$    11,293

11.  Other assets .................................................................................................$    58,872

12.  TOTAL ASSETS .................................................................................................$ 2,557,361








     LIABILITIES


13.  Deposits:
     a. In domestic offices .......................................................................................$   657,513

     (1) Noninterest-bearing ...................................................................$   178,024
     (2) Interest-bearing ......................................................................$   479,489

     b. In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs .............................................$ 1,362,365

     (1) Noninterest-bearing ...................................................................$    20,278
     (2) Interest-bearing ......................................................................$ 1,342,087

14.  Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase
     in domestic offices of the bank and of its Edge and Agreement
     subsidiaries, and in IBFs:

     Federal Funds purchased and Securities sold under agreements to repurchase $ 60,000

15.  a.  Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury..................................................................$     5,000

     b. Trading Liabilities .......................................................................................$       406

16. Other borrowed money:
     a. With a remaining maturity of one year or less .............................................................$    49,916
     b. With a remaining maturity of more than one year ...........................................................$     1,375
     c. With a remaining maturity of more than three years ........................................................$     1,550

17. Not applicable.

18.  Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding .....................................................$       640

19.  Subordinated notes and debentures ............................................................................$   100,000

20.  Other liabilities ............................................................................................$    69,920

21.  TOTAL LIABILITIES ............................................................................................$ 2,308,685

22.  Limited-life preferred stock and related surplus .............................................................$       N/A


                                                           EQUITY CAPITAL


23.  Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus ................................................................$        -0-

24.  Common stock .................................................................................................$    29,649

25.  Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock) .....................................................$   217,008

26.  a.  Undivided profits and capital reserves....................................................................$     1,885

     b. Net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities ............................................$       134

27.  Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments ..........................................................$        -0-

28.  TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL .........................................................................................$   248,676

29.  TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY CAPITAL .........................................................................$ 2,557,361