NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's) July 24, 2003--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services said today that Duke Energy Corp.'s (BBB+/Negative/A-2) announcement that it has sold its 85.7% ownership interest in P.T. Puncakjaya Power (PJP) in Indonesia is a positive event for credit quality because it is in line with the company's plan to reduce debt through proceeds realized by asset sales. However, the event is neutral with regard to consolidated debt because Standard&Poor's does not include the nonrecourse debt at PJP when analyzing the overall consolidated debt of Duke Energy.