FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Kloosterboer Jay L 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/19/2006 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AES CORP [AES] (Last) (First) (Middle) 4300 WILSON BOULEVARD 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) VP, Business Excellence 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) ARLINGTON, VA 22203 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units	  (1)	  (1)	Common Stock	22,074	$ (1)	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (2)	  (2)	Common Stock	11,779	$ (2)	D	Â
Stock Option Grant	  (3)	05/19/2013	Common Stock	29,752	$ 7.29	D	Â
Stock Option Grant	  (4)	02/04/2014	Common Stock	26,987	$ 8.97	D	Â
Stock Option Grant	  (5)	02/25/2015	Common Stock	15,679	$ 16.81	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Kloosterboer Jay L 4300 WILSON BOULEVARD ARLINGTON, VA 22203	Â	Â	  VP, Business Excellence	Â

Signatures

Jay L. Kloosterboer		01/27/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	This restricted stock unit ("RSU") award was granted pursuant to The AES Corporation 2003 Long Term Compensation Plan and vests in three equal annual installments beginning on February 4, 2005 if certain continuing employment and performance conditions are satisfied. If such conditions are satisfied, each RSU entitles the holder to one share of AES Common stock or the cash equivalent at the discretion of The AES Corporation on or within 60 days from February 4, 2009.
(2)	This restricted stock unit ("RSU") award was granted pursuant to The AES Corporation 2003 Long Term Compensation Plan and vests in three equal annual installments beginning on February 25, 2006 if certain continuing employment and performance conditions are satisfied. If such conditions are satisfied, each RSU entitles the holder to one share of AES Common stock or the cash equivalent at the discretion of The AES Corporation on or within 60 days from February 25, 2010.
(3)	Immediately exercisable.
(4)	These stock options vest in three equal annual amounts. The first installment became exercisable on February 4, 2005, and the next two become exercisable on February 4, 2006 and February 4, 2007, respectively.
(5)	These stock options vest in three equal annual amounts. The first installment becomes exercisable on February 25, 2006, and the next two installments become exercisable on February 25, 2007 and February 25, 2008, respectively.

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