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<CONFORMED-NAME>AES CORPORATION
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<STREET1>1001 N 19TH ST
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<P align=center>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
  WASHINGTON, D.C.20549<BR>
  <BR>
  FORM 8-K<BR>
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  CURRENT REPORT<BR>
  PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF<BR>
  THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934<BR>
  <BR>
  Date of Report (date of earliest event reported):<BR>
  October 31, 2002<BR>
  <BR>
  THE AES CORPORATION<BR>
  (exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)<BR>
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        <TD vAlign=top align=middle width=288>DELAWARE<BR>
        <font size="2">(State of Incorporation)</font></TD>

      <TD vAlign=top align=center width=340>333-15487<BR>
        <font size="2">(Commission File No.)</font></TD>
        <TD vAlign=top align=middle width=238>54-1163725<BR>
        <font size="2">(IRS Employer Identification No.)</font></TD>
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<P align=center>1001 North 19th Street, Suite 2000<BR>
  Arlington, Virginia 22209<BR>
  (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)</P>
<P align=center>Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code:<BR>
  (703) 522-1315</P>
<P align=center>NOT APPLICABLE<BR>
  (Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report)</P>
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size=4>Item 5. Other Events </FONT></td>
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    <td><FONT
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"
size=4>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On October
      31, 2002, The AES Corporation (the &#147;registrant&#148;) issued the press
      release attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein
      by reference.</FONT></td>
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      <TD colSpan=5> <DIV align=center><B>SIGNATURES</B></DIV></TD>
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      <TD colSpan=5><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size=4>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
        hereunto duly authorized.</FONT></TD>
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      <TD colSpan=2>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD colSpan=3>&nbsp;</TD>
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      <TD colSpan=2>&nbsp;</TD>
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      <TD colSpan=3>THE AES CORPORATION</TD>
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    <TD width=414><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size=4>Date: October
      31, 2002</FONT></TD>
      <TD width=68>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD width=34>By:</TD>
      <TD width=14>&nbsp;</TD>

    <TD width=347>/s/ Brian Miller</TD>
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    <TD>Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;Brian Miller</TD>
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    <TD>Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Corporate Secretary</TD>
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<p align=right><font size="3" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Exhibit 99.1</font></p>
<p align=center><strong><font size="3" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">THE AES CORPORATION
  EXTENDS EARLY TENDER DATE</font></strong></p>
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<strong>ARLINGTON, VA, October 31, 2002</strong> &#151; </font>
The
  AES Corporation (NYSE: AES) announced today that it had extended from 5:00 p.m.,
  New York City time, on October 30, 2002 until 5:00 p.m., New York City time,
  on November 1, 2002 the deadline by which holders of its outstanding $300,000,000
  8.75% Senior Notes due 2002 (&#8220;2002 Notes&#8221;) and $200,000,000 7.375% Remarketable
  and Redeemable Securities due 2013, which are puttable in 2003 (&#8220;ROARs&#8221;), must
  tender in order to be eligible to receive the early tender bonus payment. Holders that tender on or prior to 5:00 p.m.,
  New York City time, on November 1, 2002 and do not withdraw such securities
  will, if the exchange offer is consummated, be entitled to an early tender bonus
  payment in the amount of $15 for each $1,000 principal amount of 2002 Notes
  tendered and $5 for each $1,000 principal amount of ROARs tendered. Consummation of the exchange offer is subject
  to a number of significant conditions.</p>
  <p>The
  offering of the new senior secured notes in the exchange offer is being made
  only to &#8220;qualified institutional buyers&#8221; and &#8220;persons other than a U.S. person&#8221;
  located outside the United States, as such terms are defined in accordance with
  Rule 144A and Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933,
  as amended.</p>
<p>The
  new senior secured notes will not be registered under the Securities Act of
  1933, or any state securities laws. Therefore,
  the new senior secured notes may not be offered or sold in the United
  States
  absent an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act
  of 1933 and any applicable state securities laws.
  This announcement is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an
  offer to buy the new notes.</p>

<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"> CONTACT: AES Corp. Kenneth
  R. Woodcock, 703/522-1315</font></p>
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