AES To Announce Second Quarter Earnings; Conference Call August 9, 2005.

ARLINGTON, Va. -- The AES Corporation (NYSE:AES) will release its second quarter 2005 financial results on Tuesday, August 9, 2005 before the stock market opens. The company will review these results in a conference call at 10:00 am Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). The call will be open to the media and the public in listen-only mode by telephone and internet broadcast.

Interested parties may listen to the teleconference by dialing 1-877-691-0879 at least ten minutes before the start of the call. International callers should dial [phone]. Internet access to the conference call will be available at www.aes.com by selecting "News and Events," then "Calendar of Events." Presentation materials in a .pdf format will also be available by selecting "News and Events," and then "Presentations."

A replay will be accessible by telephone or through the internet. A telephonic replay of the call will be available from approximately 12:00 pm EDT on Tuesday, August 9, 2005. Please dial 1-877-519-4471. International callers should dial [phone]. The system will ask for a reservation number; please enter 6229937 followed by the pound key (#).The telephonic replay will be available until August 22, 2005. A replay will be available on the internet beginning shortly after the completion of the call.