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<P align=center>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
  WASHINGTON, D.C.20549<BR>
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  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>
  November 20, 2002<BR>
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  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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      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On November
      19, 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=2>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD colSpan=3>&nbsp;</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=2>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD colSpan=3>THE AES CORPORATION</TD>
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    <TD width=414><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size=4>Date: November
      20, 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<br>
      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;General Counsel, North America</TD>
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<P align="right"><FONT SIZE=2>EXHIBIT 99.1</font></P>


<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=2>THE AES
CORPORATION WAIVES EARLY TENDER DATE</FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARLINGTON, VA, November
19, 2002 &#151;</B> The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES) announced today that it had
waived the deadline by which holders of its outstanding $300,000,000 8.75%
Senior Notes due 2002 (&#147;2002 Notes&#148;) and $200,000,000 7.375%
Remarketable and Redeemable Securities due 2013, which are puttable in 2003
(&#147;ROARs&#148;), must tender in order to be eligible to receive the early
tender bonus payment. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>Holders that tender on or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York
City time, on December 3, 2002, the exchange offer expiration date, and do not
withdraw such securities will, if the exchange offer is consummated, be entitled
to such 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. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>Consummation of the
exchange offer is subject to a number of significant conditions, including the
condition that 80% in aggregate principal amount of the ROARSs and 80% in
aggregate principal amount of the 2002 Notes are validly tendered and not
withdrawn. At this time, neither 80% of the ROARs nor 80% of the 2002 Notes have
been tendered. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>The offering of the new
senior secured notes in the exchange offer is being made only to &#147;qualified
institutional buyers&#148; and &#147;persons other than a U.S. person&#148;
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. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>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. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>CONTACT: Kenneth R.
Woodcock, 703-522-1315</font></p>




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