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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)


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

For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2022


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

Commission file number 1-12291

THE AES CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware						54-1163725
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)						(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


4300 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington,	Virginia	22203
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)


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


Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	AES	New York Stock Exchange
Corporate Units	AESC	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company”, and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.


Large accelerated filer			☒			Accelerated filer			☐			Smaller reporting company			☐			Emerging growth company			☐			Non-accelerated filer			☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

The number of shares outstanding of Registrant’s Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, on May 3, 2022 was 667,859,645.

The AES Corporation

Form 10-Q for the Quarterly Period ended March 31, 2022

Table of Contents


Glossary of Terms		1

PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION		2

ITEM 1.	FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)	2
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets	2
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations	3
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income	4
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity	5
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	6
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	7
	Note 1 - Financial Statement Presentation	7
	Note 2 - Inventory	9

	Note 3 - Fair Value	9
	Note 4 - Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities	11
	Note 5 - Financing Receivables	13
	Note 6 - Investments in and Advances to Affiliates	14
	Note 7 - Debt	14
	Note 8 - Commitments and Contingencies	15
	Note 9 - Leases	16
	Note 1 0 - Redeemable Stock of Subsidiaries	17
	Note 1 1 - Equity	17
	Note 1 2 - Segments	20
	Note 1 3 - Revenue	22
	Note 1 4 - Other Income and Expense	23
	Note 1 5 - Asset Impairment Expense	23


	Note 1 6 - Held-for-Sale	23
	Note 1 7 - Acquisitions	24
	Note 1 8 - Earnings Per Share	25
	Note 19 - Risks and Uncertainties	26


ITEM 2.	MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS	27
	Executive Summary	27

	Review of Consolidated Results of Operations	29
	SBU Performance Analysis	33
	Key Trends and Uncertainties	38
	Capital Resources and Liquidity	43
	Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates	49

ITEM 3.	QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK	50

ITEM 4.	CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES	52

PART II: OTHER INFORMATION		53

ITEM 1.	LEGAL PROCEEDINGS	53

ITEM 1A.	RISK FACTORS	56

ITEM 2.	UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS	58

ITEM 3.	DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES	58

ITEM 4.	MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES	58

ITEM 5.	OTHER INFORMATION	58

ITEM 6.	EXHIBITS	59

SIGNATURES		60

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Glossary of Terms

The following terms and acronyms appear in the text of this report and have the definitions indicated below:


Adjusted EPS			Adjusted Earnings Per Share, a non-GAAP measure
Adjusted PTC			Adjusted Pre-tax Contribution, a non-GAAP measure of operating performance
AES			The Parent Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates
AES Andes			AES Andes S.A., formerly AES Gener
AES Brasil			AES Tietê Energia S.A., formerly branded as AES Tietê
AES Clean Energy Development			AES Clean Energy Development, LLC
AES Indiana			Indianapolis Power & Light Company, formerly branded as IPL. AES Indiana is wholly-owned by IPALCO
AES Ohio			The Dayton Power & Light Company, formerly branded as DP&L. AES Ohio is wholly-owned by DPL
AES Renewable Holdings			AES Renewable Holdings, LLC, formerly branded as AES Distributed Energy

AFUDC			Allowance for Funds Used During Construction
AIMCo			Alberta Management Investment Corporation
ANEEL			Brazilian National Electric Energy Agency

AOCL			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

ASC			Accounting Standards Codification
ASU			Accounting Standards Update
BESS			Battery Energy Storage System




CAA			United States Clean Air Act
CAMMESA			Wholesale Electric Market Administrator in Argentina

CCEE			Brazilian Chamber of Electric Energy Commercialization
CCR			Coal Combustion Residuals, which includes bottom ash, fly ash and air pollution control wastes generated at coal-fired generation plant sites


CECL			Current Expected Credit Loss
CO2			Carbon Dioxide


CSAPR			Cross-State Air Pollution Rule





DPL			DPL Inc.


EPA			United States Environmental Protection Agency
EPC			Engineering, Procurement and Construction

ESP			Electric Security Plan

EURIBOR			Euro Interbank Offered Rate
FASB			Financial Accounting Standards Board

Fluence			Fluence Energy, Inc and its subsidiaries, including Fluence Energy, LLC, which was previously our joint venture with Siemens (NASDAQ: FLNC)

FX			Foreign Exchange
GAAP			Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States
GHG			Greenhouse Gas



GILTI			Global Intangible Low Taxed Income
GW			Gigawatts
GWh			Gigawatt Hours
HLBV			Hypothetical Liquidation Book Value

IDEM			Indiana Department of Environmental Management
IPALCO			IPALCO Enterprises, Inc.




LIBOR			London Interbank Offered Rate
LNG			Liquid Natural Gas


MMBtu			Million British Thermal Units

MW			Megawatts
MWh			Megawatt Hours
NAAQS			National Ambient Air Quality Standards
NCI			Noncontrolling Interest

NM			Not Meaningful
NOV			Notice of Violation
NOX			Nitrogen Oxide



OPGC			Odisha Power Generation Corporation, Ltd.
OTC Policy			Statewide Water Quality Control Policy on the Use of Coastal and Estuarine Waters for Power Plant Cooling



PPA			Power Purchase Agreement
PREPA			Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority
PUCO			The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
RSU			Restricted Stock Unit


SBU			Strategic Business Unit
SEC			United States Securities and Exchange Commission




SO2			Sulfur Dioxide

SWRCB			California State Water Resources Board

TCJA			Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
TDSIC			Transmission, Distribution, and Storage System Improvement Charge
U.S.			United States

USD			United States Dollar
VAT			Value-Added Tax
VIE			Variable Interest Entity

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PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION

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