AES to Announce Third Quarter Earnings; Conference Call October 28, 2004.

ARLINGTON, Va. -- The AES Corporation (NYSE:AES) will release third quarter 2004 financial results on Thursday, October 28, 2004 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 public and the media in listen-only mode by telephone and internet broadcast.

Interested parties may listen to the teleconference by dialing 1-877-692-2592 at least five minutes before the start of the call. International callers should dial 1-973-582-2700. Internet access to the conference call, together with presentation materials, will be available at www.aes.com by clicking on "News and Events," then "Calendar of Events."

A replay will be accessible by telephone or through the internet. A telephonic replay of the call will be available from approximately noon EDT on Thursday, October 28. Please dial 1-877-519-4471. The system will ask for a reservation number; please enter 5265527 followed by the pound key (#). International callers should dial 1-973-341-3080. The replay will be available on the internet beginning shortly after the completion of the live call. Both replays will be available until 6:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Thursday, November 4, 2004.