Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
ODEEN PHILIP A
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AES CORP [AES] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O THE AES CORPORATION, 4300 WILSON BOULEVARD		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/12/2007
(Street)

ARLINGTON, VA 22203		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock               15,000 I by Joint Ownership

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Units (1) (2) 10/12/2007   A   6,477     (1)(2)   (1)(2) Common Stock 6,477 $ 21.44 30,486 I Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors
Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 21.44 10/12/2007   A   5,027     (3) 10/12/2017 Common Stock 5,027 $ 21.44 5,027 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
ODEEN PHILIP A
C/O THE AES CORPORATION
4300 WILSON BOULEVARD
ARLINGTON, VA 22203		   X      

Signatures

 Philip A. Odeen   10/16/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors of The AES Corporation (the "Company"), Non Employee Directors may elect to defer receipt of annual cash compensation otherwise payable to such Director in the form of stock units on the day that the Non Employee Director is elected to the Board of Directors for the plan year for which a stock unit election is made or on a date determined by the Board of Directors. As previously disclosed in the Company's Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2006 earlier this year, the Board instituted a moratorium on granting long term compensation awards. On October 12, 2007, the Board lifted the moratorium and issued annual compensation awards to Non Employee Directors. A Non Employee Director is not eligible to make a withdrawal from his/her deferred account until such Director ceases to be a Board member.
(2) Footnote #1 Continued. This distribution will be made as soon as practicable after the date the Director terminates service on the Board, and will be made in accordance with the Director's Distribution Election Notification.
(3) This stock option award was granted pursuant to The AES Corporation 2001 Stock Option Plan for Outside Directors. As previously disclosed in the Company's Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2006 earlier this year, the Board instituted a moratorium on granting long term compensation awards. On October 12, 2007, the Board lifted the moratorium on granting long term compensation awards and issued annual compensation awards to Non Employee Directors. This award will vest in three equal annual installments such that one third will vest on 10/12/2008, one third will vest on 10/12/2009, and the remaining third will vest on 10/12/2010.

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