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                                                                    Exhibit 32.a

This Certificate is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes
of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise
subject to the liability of that section. This Certification shall not be
incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document
pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, except as otherwise stated in such
filing.


              Certification Pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63
                     Of Title 18 of the United States Code

In connection with the Annual Report of the Companies (as defined below) on Form
10-K (the "reports") for the year ended December 31, 2003 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, I, Michael G. Morris, the
chief executive officer of

                     American Electric Power Company, Inc.
                             AEP Generating Company
                           AEP Texas Central Company
                            AEP Texas North Company
                           Appalachian Power Company
                        Columbus Southern Power Company
                         Indiana Michigan Power Company
                             Kentucky Power Company
                               Ohio Power Company
                       Public Service Company of Oklahoma
                      Southwestern Electric Power Company

(the "Companies"), certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbarnes Oxley Act of 2002 that, based on my
knowledge (i) the Reports fully comply with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and (ii) the information contained
in the Reports fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial
condition and results of operations of the Companies.



/s/ Michael G. Morris
Michael G. Morris

March 10, 2004


A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to American Electric Power Company, Inc. and will be retained by
American Electric Power Company, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and
Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.


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