THE AES CORPORATION

POWER OF ATTORNEY

	Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of Paul L. Freedman, Jennifer V. Gillcrist, and Pablo A. Fekete,
signing singly and with full power of substitution, the undersigned's true and
lawful attorney-in-fact to:

1.	prepare, execute in the undersigned's name and on the undersigned's
behalf, and submit to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC")
a Form ID, including amendments thereto, and any other documents necessary or
appropriate to obtain codes and passwords enabling the undersigned to make
electronic filings with the SEC of reports required by Section 16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or any rule or
regulation of the SEC;

2.	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity
as an officer, director or ten percent stockholder of The AES Corporation
(the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5, and Forms 144, including any amendments
thereto, in accordance with Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations thereunder, and Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933 (the
"Securities Act");

3.	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which
may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4,
or 5, or Forms 144, including any amendments thereto, and timely file such
form with the SEC and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

4.	obtain, as the undersigned's representative and on the undersigned's
behalf, information regarding transactions in the Company's equity securities
from any third party, including the Company and any brokers, dealers, employee
benefit plan administrators and trustees, and the undersigned hereby
authorizes any such third party to release any such information to the
attorney-in-fact; and

5.	take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit
to, in the best interests of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it
being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on
behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such
form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may
approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

	The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power
 and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the
rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as
the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the
rights and powers herein granted.

	The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving
in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the
Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with
Section 16 of the Exchange Act or Rule 144 under the Securities Act. Neither
the Company nor the foregoing attorneys-in-fact assume any liability for the
undersigned's responsibility to comply with the requirements of Section 16 of
the Exchange Act or Rule 144 under the Securities Act, any liability of the
undersigned for any failure to comply with such requirements, or any liability
of the undersigned for disgorgement of profits under Section 16(b) of the
Exchange Act.

	This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5, and Forms 144
with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities
issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed
writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact. This Power of Attorney
revokes all previous powers of attorney with respect to the subject matter of
this Power of Attorney.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney
to be executed as of this 27th day of June, 2023.


/s/ Gerard M. Anderson
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Gerard M. Anderson