The AES Corporation
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The AES Corporation Company Profile

The right place at the right time -- Is it kismet? No, it's AES, one of the world's leading independent power producers. The company has interests in 98 generation facilities in 27 countries throughout the Americas, Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Middle East that gave it a net generating capacity of 44,200 MW in 2011. AES sells electricity to utilities and other energy marketers through wholesale contracts or on the spot market. AES also sells power directly to customers worldwide through stakes in distribution utilities, mainly in Latin America. The company has 2,400 MW of power plants under development in eight countries. In 2011 AES acquired DPL in a $4.7 billion deal.