04 March 2026
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AES CORP
CIK: 874761•2 Annual Reports•Latest: 2026-03-02
10-K / March 2, 2026
Revenue:$12,233,000,000
Income:$910,000,000
10-K / March 11, 2025
Revenue:$13,000,000,000
Income:$802,000,000
10-K / March 2, 2026
The AES Corporation
Overview
- Global energy company focused on accelerating the future of energy through development, ownership, and operation of electric generation and utilities.
- Partners with large corporate customers to supply electricity, including tailored solutions for data centers and large industrial users.
- Emphasizes renewables (solar, wind, energy storage, hydro) and integration of data-center demand with utility-scale projects. Supported by growing U.S. utility investments and a renewables development platform.
- Reported a sizeable backlog of contracted renewables projects in 2025 and maintains a broad, diversified generation portfolio across multiple regions.
Business segments
Renewables
- Technologies: solar, wind, energy storage, hydro.
- Global footprint: United States, Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Panama, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Bulgaria, Jordan, Netherlands.
- Operating capacity: 17,836 MW (Renewables SBU).
- Under construction and backlog:
- 5,502 MW under construction (as listed in the Renewables under-construction table).
- Total Renewables backlog: 12.0 GW (5.7 GW of that backlog under construction).
- 2025 highlights:
- 3.2 GW completed in 2025.
- 4.0 GW contracted or awarded in 2025.
- AES Clean Energy backlog: 7.6 GW.
Utilities
- U.S. utilities: IPALCO (AES Indiana) and AES Ohio (two integrated utilities), plus four regulated utilities in El Salvador.
- Customers: Approximately 2.7 million customers served by AES’ six utilities.
- Generation capacity in U.S. utilities: 4,056 MW.
- Operates within regulated frameworks that include tariffs, rate cases, and other regulatory mechanisms in Indiana, Ohio, and El Salvador.
- Utilities under construction:
- Santa Ana IV (El Salvador) — 55 MW.
- Crossvine (AES Indiana) — 85 MW solar + 85 MW / 340 MWh storage; expected COD by 1H 2027.
Energy Infrastructure
- Focus: natural gas, LNG, coal, pet coke, diesel, and oil generation assets; includes gas/coal/dual-fuel plants and LNG infrastructure.
- Operating capacity: 12,705 MW gross (Energy Infrastructure SBU, 2025).
- Notable assets and regions: multiple U.S., Latin American, and European generation assets; Mong Duong 2 (Vietnam) — 1,242 MW. AES previously held a 51% interest and, under termination-rights terms, remains a 51% owner in practice.
New Energy Technologies
- Investments and ownership in innovative platforms and technologies:
- Fluence — energy storage and services; AES holds a 28.19% economic interest as of 2025 (equity method).
- Maximo — AI-enabled solar installation robot; consolidated (100% owned by AES).
- 5B — investment vehicle accounted for using the measurement alternative.
- Uplight and other technology initiatives; AI Fund partnerships to co-build AI-based businesses.
- Purpose: incubate innovative solutions to accelerate the energy transition and support AES’s core operations.
Operational scale and backlogs
- Total generation capacity (all segments): 34,740 MW.
- Renewables in operation: 17,836 MW.
- Renewables backlog and construction:
- Total Renewables project backlog: 12.0 GW, with 5.7 GW under construction.
- 3.2 GW completed in 2025; 4.0 GW contracted or awarded in 2025.
- AES Clean Energy (U.S. renewables platform):
- Backlog: 7.6 GW of projects with signed long-term PPAs or regulatory contract assignments.
- Construction/backlog budget: Over $12 billion for projects under construction and contracted projects.
- Selected construction/development examples:
- Keydet — 62 MW (AES 75%).
- West Camp — 80 MW wind (AES 75%).
- Halifax — 80 MW solar (AES 75%).
- Jobos — 80 MW solar (AES 70%).
- Larger projects include Four Horizons (planned in Texas).
Customers and employees
- Utilities customers (by region):
- El Salvador (CAESS, CLESA, DEUSEM, EEO): 1,667,000 customers.
- United States (AES Ohio and AES Indiana): 1,074,000 customers.
- Total across six utilities: approximately 2,741,000 customers.
- Employees: 8,336 full-time/permanent employees (as of December 31, 2025).
- Collective bargaining:
- About 31% of U.S. employees are subject to collective bargaining agreements (2025).
- About 48% of the non-U.S. workforce is covered by bargaining agreements.
Geographic and regulatory footprint
- Renewables and generation footprint spans the United States, Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Panama, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Bulgaria, Jordan, the Netherlands, and other markets.
- Utilities footprint includes El Salvador (multiple regulated utilities) and U.S. operations in Indiana (IPALCO/AES Indiana) and Ohio (AES Ohio).
- Key regulators referenced: Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC), Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO), and various regulatory bodies in El Salvador.
Strategic points
- Growth focus on data-center demand and corporate off-takers, with development-transfer agreements (DTAs) and development services to monetize early-stage projects and transfer them at construction-ready status.
- AES Clean Energy positions as a leading developer with a large pipeline (46 GW development backlog) and an operating fleet totaling over 10 GW across owned and operated systems.
- Data-center and tech-sector customer strategy emphasizes proximity to fiber networks and availability of land and water for potential power solutions.
- Carbon-credit and tax-attribute monetization (ITCs/PTCs and IRA-related transfers) play a material role in U.S. renewables economics in 2025.
Notes
- Figures reflect year-end 2025 data as presented in the 2025 Annual Report excerpt.
