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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): August 14, 2002

THE AES CORPORATION
(exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE
(State of Incorporation) 0-19281
(Commission File No.) 54-1163725
(IRS Employer ID No.)

1001 North 19th Street, Suite 2000
Arlington, Virginia 22209
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(703) 522-1315

NOT APPLICABLE
(Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report)

Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure

        On August 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.

        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.

SIGNATURES

        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.

	THE AES CORPORATION
DATE: August 14, 2002	by:	/s/  WILLIAM R. LURASCHI Senior Vice President and General Counsel

Index to Exhibits

99.1	Statement Under Oath of Principal Executive Officer dated August 14, 2002
99.2	Statement Under Oath of Principal Financial Officer dated August 14, 2002
99.3	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

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Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure

SIGNATURES
Index to Exhibits

EX-99.1

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Exhibit 99.1

Statement Under Oath of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer
Regarding Facts and Circumstances Relating to Exchange Act Filings

I, Paul T. Hanrahan, state and attest that:

(1) 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:

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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



•

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).

(2) I have reviewed the contents of this statement with the Company's audit committee.

(3) In this statement under oath, each of the following, if filed on or before the date of this statement, is a "covered report":

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Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001 of The AES Corporation;



•

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



•

any amendments to any of the foregoing.

/s/  PAUL T. HANRAHAN Paul T. Hanrahan
August 14, 2002

Subscribed and sworn to
before me this 14^th day of
August 2002.

/s/  ELIZABETH ROBERTS GLASSER

Notary Public

My Commission Expires: May 31, 2003

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Exhibit 99.1

Statement Under Oath of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer Regarding Facts and Circumstances Relating to Exchange Act Filings

EX-99.2

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Exhibit 99.2

Statement Under Oath of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer
Regarding Facts and Circumstances Relating to Exchange Act Filings

I, Barry J. Sharp, state and attest that:

(1) 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:

•

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



•

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).

(2) I have reviewed the contents of this statement with the Company's audit committee.

(3) In this statement under oath, each of the following, if filed on or before the date of this statement, is a "covered report":

•

Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001 of The AES Corporation;



•

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



•

any amendments to any of the foregoing.

/s/  BARRY J. SHARP Barry J. Sharp
August 14, 2002

Subscribed and sworn to
before me this 14^th day of
August 2002.

/s/  ELIZABETH ROBERTS GLASSER

Notary Public

My Commission Expires: May 31, 2003

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Exhibit 99.2

Statement Under Oath of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer Regarding Facts and Circumstances Relating to Exchange Act Filings

EX-99.3

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Exhibit 99.3

Form of Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

         August 14, 2002

Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W
Washington, D.C. 20549

Ladies and Gentlemen:

        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.

        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:

1.

such Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and



2.

the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of The AES Corporation.

/s/  PAUL T. HANRAHAN Name: Paul T. Hanrahan
Chief Executive Officer

/s/  BARRY J. SHARP Name: Barry J. Sharp
Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit 99.3

Form of Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act