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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000912057-02-032110
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20020814
ITEM INFORMATION:		
FILED AS OF DATE:		20020814

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AES CORPORATION
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000874761
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	COGENERATION SERVICES & SMALL POWER PRODUCERS [4991]
		IRS NUMBER:				541163725
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-12291
		FILM NUMBER:		02736362

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1001 N 19TH ST
		STREET 2:		STE 2000
		CITY:			ARLINGTON
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			22209
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7035221315
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>FORM 8-K  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=3><B>CURRENT REPORT  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF<BR>
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>August 14, 2002  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>THE AES CORPORATION<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="32%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>0-19281<BR> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Commission File No.)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="32%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>54-1163725<BR> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(IRS Employer ID No.)</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>1001 North 19th Street, Suite 2000<BR>
Arlington, Virginia 22209<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>Registrant's
telephone number, including area code:<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><B>(703) 522-1315  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B> NOT APPLICABLE<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report) </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On August&nbsp;14, 2002, each of the Principal Executive Officer, Paul T. Hanrahan, and Principal Financial Officer, Barry J. Sharp, of The AES Corporation
submitted to the SEC sworn statements pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission Order No. 4-460. A copy of each of these statements is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and 99.2 to this report. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On
August 14, 2002, The AES Corporation (the "Company") submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission a written certification from the chief executive officer and chief financial
officer of the Company for purposes of 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, of the Company's Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30,
2002. A copy of the statement is attached as Exhibit 99.3 to this report. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
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<TD COLSPAN=2><FONT SIZE=2>THE AES CORPORATION</FONT></TD>
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DATE: August 14, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>WILLIAM R. LURASCHI</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Senior Vice President and<BR>
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<TD WIDTH="92%"><FONT SIZE=2>Statement Under Oath of Principal Executive Officer dated August 14, 2002</FONT></TD>
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99.2</FONT></TD>
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Statement Under Oath of Principal Financial Officer dated August 14, 2002</FONT></TD>
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99.3</FONT></TD>
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Certification by Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002</FONT></TD>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Statement Under Oath of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer<BR>  Regarding Facts and Circumstances Relating to Exchange Act Filings    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>I,
Paul T. Hanrahan, state and attest that: </FONT></P>

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To the best of my knowledge, based upon a review of the covered reports of The AES Corporation, and, except as corrected or supplemented in a subsequent covered report: </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>no
covered report contained an untrue statement of a material fact as of the end of the period covered by such report (or in the case of a report on Form 8-K
or definitive proxy materials, as of the date on which it was filed); and
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>no
covered report omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements in the covered report, in light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading as of the end of the period covered by such report (or in the case of a report on Form 8-K or definitive proxy materials, as of the date on which it was filed). </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>(2)
I have reviewed the contents of this statement with the Company's audit committee. </FONT></P>

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In this statement under oath, each of the following, if filed on or before the date of this statement, is a "covered report": </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001 of The AES Corporation;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>all
reports on Form 10-Q, all reports on Form 8-K and all definitive proxy materials of The AES Corporation filed with the Commission subsequent to the
filing of the Form 10-K identified above; and
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>any
amendments to any of the foregoing. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<TD WIDTH="49%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>PAUL T. HANRAHAN</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Paul T. Hanrahan<BR>
August 14, 2002</FONT></TD>
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Subscribed and sworn to<BR>
before me this 14<SUP>th</SUP> day of<BR>
August 2002.</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>ELIZABETH ROBERTS GLASSER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>My
Commission Expires: May&nbsp;31, 2003 </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>I,
Barry J. Sharp, state and attest that: </FONT></P>

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To the best of my knowledge, based upon a review of the covered reports of The AES Corporation, and, except as corrected or supplemented in a subsequent covered report: </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>no
covered report contained an untrue statement of a material fact as of the end of the period covered by such report (or in the case of a report on Form 8-K
or definitive proxy materials, as of the date on which it was filed); and
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>no
covered report omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements in the covered report, in light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading as of the end of the period covered by such report (or in the case of a report on Form 8-K or definitive proxy materials, as of the date on which it was filed). </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>(2)
I have reviewed the contents of this statement with the Company's audit committee. </FONT></P>

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In this statement under oath, each of the following, if filed on or before the date of this statement, is a "covered report": </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001 of The AES Corporation;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>all
reports on Form 10-Q, all reports on Form 8-K and all definitive proxy materials of The AES Corporation filed with the Commission subsequent to the
filing of the Form 10-K identified above; and
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>any
amendments to any of the foregoing. </FONT></DD></DL>
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August 14, 2002</FONT></TD>
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Subscribed and sworn to<BR>
before me this 14<SUP>th</SUP> day of<BR>
August 2002.</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>My
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Form of Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

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August 14, 2002 </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>Securities
and Exchange Commission<BR>
450 Fifth Street, N.W<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549 </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>Ladies
and Gentlemen: </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
certification set forth below is being submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission solely for the purpose of complying with Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the
United States Code. This certification is not to be deemed to be filed pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and does not constitute a part of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the "Report)
accompanying this letter. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Paul
T. Hanrahan, the Chief Executive Officer and Barry J. Sharp, the Chief Financial Officer of The AES Corporation, each certifies that, to the best of my knowledge: </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>1.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>such
Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>2.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of The AES Corporation. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<TD WIDTH="49%"><FONT SIZE=2>/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>PAUL T. HANRAHAN</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Name: Paul T. Hanrahan<BR>
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