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                                                                    EXHIBIT 31.1

                  CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                            PURSUANT TO SECTION 302
                       OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Richard J. Pershing, certify that:

    1.  I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, as amended, of
        Mirant Americas Generation, LLC;

    2.  Based on my knowledge, this amended quarterly report does not contain
        any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
        necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances
        under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to
        the period covered by this amended quarterly report;

    3.  Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
        information included in this amended quarterly report, fairly present in
        all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and
        cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in
        this amended quarterly report;

    4.  The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
        establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
        defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the
        registrant and have:

        a.  Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
            disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
            supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
            registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known
            to us by others within those entities, particularly during the
            period in which this amended quarterly report is being prepared;

        b.  Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls
            and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date
            of this amended quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

        c.  Presented in this amended quarterly report our conclusions about the
            effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our
            evaluation as of the Evaluation Date.

    5.  The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based
        on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial
        reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the
        registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
        functions):

        a.  All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design
            or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
            reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to
            record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

        b.  Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
            other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's
            internal control over financial reporting.

    6.  The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this
        amended quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes
        in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly
        affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent
        evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant
        deficiencies and material weaknesses.


                                    By: /s/ RICHARD J. PERSHING
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                                              Richard J. Pershing
                                     President and Chief Executive Officer
                                         (Principal Executive Officer)

Date: August 27, 2003