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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000950103-02-001369.txt : 20021212
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20021212144112
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950103-02-001369
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20021212
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other events
FILED AS OF DATE:		20021212

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:		02855653

	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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<TITLE>AES 8-K</TITLE>
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<P align=center>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
  WASHINGTON, D.C.20549<BR>
  <BR>
  FORM 8-K<BR>
  <BR>
  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>
  December 12, 2002<BR>
  <BR>
  THE AES CORPORATION<BR>
  (exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)<BR>
  <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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    <td align="left" valign="top">Item 5. Other Events </td>
  </tr>
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    <td>&nbsp;</td>
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    <td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On December
      <font size="3" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">12</font>, 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.</td>
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      <TD colSpan=5> <DIV align=center><B>SIGNATURES</B></DIV></TD>
    </TR>
    <TR>
      <TD colSpan=2>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD colSpan=3>&nbsp;</TD>
    </TR>
    <TR>
      <TD colSpan=5>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.</TD>
    </TR>
    <TR>
      <TD colSpan=2>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD colSpan=3>&nbsp;</TD>
    </TR>
    <TR>
      <TD colSpan=2>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD colSpan=3>&nbsp;</TD>
    </TR>
    <TR>
      <TD colSpan=2>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD colSpan=3>THE AES CORPORATION</TD>
    </TR>
    <TR>
      <TD colSpan=5>&nbsp;</TD>
    </TR>
    <TR>

    <TD width=414>Date: December 1<font size="3" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">2</font>,
      2002</TD>
      <TD width=68>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD width=34>By:</TD>
      <TD width=14>&nbsp;</TD>

    <TD width=347>/s/ William R. Luraschi</TD>
    </TR>
    <TR>
      <TD colSpan=4>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD> <HR align=left width="60%" noShade SIZE=1> </TD>
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      <TD colSpan=4>&nbsp;</TD>

    <TD>Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;William R. Luraschi</TD>
    </TR>
    <TR>
      <TD colSpan=4>&nbsp;</TD>

    <TD valign="top">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Senior Vice President<br>
      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and
      General Counsel</TD>
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<P align="right"><FONT SIZE=2>EXHIBIT 99.1</font></P>

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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>ARLINGTON, VA, December
12, 2002 </B> &#150; AES subsidiary, Eletropaulo Metropolitana Electricidade de
Sao Paulo S.A., announced yesterday that it had extended its pending offer to
exchange any of three combinations of cash and new notes for approximately $100
million of its outstanding commercial paper that was due and unpaid on December
9, 2002. The exchange offer was originally scheduled to expire on December 4,
2002, but had been extended to December 11, 2002. The further extension announced
yesterday expires on December 18, 2002. Eletropaulo has made the exchange offer
as part of its ongoing efforts to restructure its outstanding indebtedness.</FONT>
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