| **Exhibit                21(a)**                      |   |                                        |   |   |   |
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| **PPL                Corporation**                    |   |                                        |   |   |   |
| **Subsidiaries                of the Registrant**     |   |                                        |   |   |   |
| **As                of December 31, 2005**            |   |                                        |   |   |   |
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| **Company                Name**                       |   | **State                or Jurisdiction of** |   |   |   |
| **Business                Conducted under Same Name** |   | **Incorporation/Formation**                 |   |   |   |
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| PPL                Electric Utilities Corporation     |   | Pennsylvania                                |   |   |   |
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| PPL                Energy Funding Corporation         |   | Pennsylvania                                |   |   |   |
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| PPL                Energy Supply, LLC                 |   | Delaware                                    |   |   |   |
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| PPL                Investment Corporation             |   | Delaware                                    |   |   |   |
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| PPL                Global, LLC                        |   | Delaware                                    |   |   |   |
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| PMDC                International Holdings, Inc.      |   | Delaware                                    |   |   |   |
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| PPL                EnergyPlus, LLC                    |   | Pennsylvania                                |   |   |   |
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| PPL                Generation, LLC                    |   | Delaware                                    |   |   |   |
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| PPL                Montana Holdings, LLC              |   | Delaware                                    |   |   |   |
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| PPL                Montana, LLC                       |   | Delaware                                    |   |   |   |
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| PPL                Susquehanna, LLC                   |   | Delaware                                    |   |   |   |
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| WPD                Investment Holdings Ltd.           |   | United                Kingdom               |   |   |   |