Canadian-Montana Pipe Line Company
	An Alberta Corporation	100

Glacier Gas Company
	A Montana Corporation	100

Colstrip Community Services Company
	A Montana Corporation	100

Montana Power Services Company
	A Montana Corporation	100

Montana Power Capital 1
	A Montana Corporation	100

MPC Natural Gas Funding Trust
	A Montana Corporation	100

Continental Energy Services, Inc.
	A Montana Corporation	100

	EMPECO, Inc.
		A Montana Corporation
		(A wholly-owned subsidiary of Continental
		  Energy Services, Inc.)	100

	EMPECO II, Inc.
		A Montana Corporation
		(A wholly-owned subsidiary of Continental
		  Energy Services, Inc.)	100

	EMPECO III, Inc.
		A Montana Corporation
		(A wholly-owned subsidiary of Continental
		  Energy Services, Inc.)	100

	EMPECO V, Inc.
		A Montana Corporation
		(A wholly-owned subsidiary of Continental
		  Energy Services, Inc.)	100

	EMPECO VI - TE, Inc.
	  A Montana Corporation
	  (A wholly-owned subsidiary of Continental
	   Energy Services, Inc.)	100

	EMPECO VII - TX3, Inc.
	  A Montana Corporation
	  (A wholly-owned subsidiary of Continental
	   Energy Services, Inc.)	100

	Montana Energy Inc.
		A Montana Corporation
		(A wholly-owned subsidiary of Continental 
		  Energy Services, Inc.)	100

	CES International, Inc.
		A Cayman Islands Corporation
		(A wholly-owned subsidiary of Continental 
		  Energy Services, Inc.)	100

		Barge Energy, LLC
		 A Cayman Islands Limited Life Corporation 
		 (A wholly-owned subsidiary of CES International, 
		  Inc., except 1% held by EMPECO VI - TE, Inc.)	100

	 PAK Energy, LLC
		 A Cayman Islands Limited Life Corporation 
		 (A wholly-owned subsidiary of CES International, 
		  Inc., except 1% held by Montana Energy, Inc.)	100

	ECI Energy, Ltd.
	  A Delaware Corporation
		Investment in English Partnership in a 
		  Gas-fired Cogeneration Project
		(A 47.5% owned subsidiary of Continental
		  Energy Services, Inc.)	 50

	Enserch Development Corporation One, Inc.
		A Delaware Corporation
		(A wholly owned subsidiary of Continental 
				Energy Services, Inc.)	100

	Montana Grimes County, Inc.	
		A Montana Corporation
		(A wholly owned subsidiary of Continental 
				Energy Services, Inc.)	100

	Montana Grimes Frontier, Inc.
		A Montana Corporation		
	(A wholly owned subsidiary of Continental 
				Energy Services, Inc.)	100


Entech, Inc.
	A Montana Corporation	100

	Canadian-Montana Gas Company Limited
		An Alberta Corporation	100

	Western Energy Company
		A Montana Corporation	100

	Western Syncoal Company
		A Montana Corporation
		(A wholly-owned subsidiary of Western
		  Energy Company)	100

	Montana Energy Development Participacoes, Ltd.
		A Brazilian Corporation
		(99.99% owned by Entech, Inc., .01% owned by Western 
		 Energy Company)	100

		Financiera Ulken Sociedad Anonima (SA)
			A Uruguayan Corporation
			(A wholly-owned subsidiary of Montana
			  Energy Development Participacoes, Ltd.)	100

	Northwestern Resources Co.
		A Montana Corporation	100

	Altana Exploration Company
		A Montana Corporation	100

	Montana Power Ventures, Inc.
		A Montana Corporation	100

	Altana Exploration Ltd.
		An Alberta Corporation	100

	North American Resources Company
		A Montana Corporation	100

	Tetragenics Company
		A Montana Corporation	100

	Touch America, Inc.
		A Montana Corporation	100

	The Montana Power Trading & Marketing Company
		A Montana Corporation	100

	Basin Resources, Inc.
		A Colorado Corporation	100

	Horizon Coal Services, Inc.
		A Montana Corporation	100

	North Central Energy Company
		A Colorado Corporation	100

	Entech Gas Ventures, Inc.
		A Montana Corporation	100

	The Montana Power Gas Company
		A Montana Corporation	100

	Syncoal, Inc.
		A Montana Corporation		100

Note:	The above listed companies are included in the Consolidated Financial 
Statements of the registrant.
 

 
 
SUBSIDIARIES OF REGISTRANT	Exhibit 21

	Percentage of Voting
	  Securities Owned
	    by Registrant   




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