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                              THE AES CORPORATION


                                      AND


                         BANK ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION


             (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO)


                                   as Trustee


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                         SEVENTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE


                            Dated as of June 5, 2001


                                       TO


                                SENIOR INDENTURE


                          Dated as of December 8, 1998

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                          8.750% Senior Notes due 2008


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     The SEVENTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, is dated as of this 5th day of June,
2001 (the "Seventh Supplemental Indenture"), between THE AES CORPORATION, a
corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware
(hereinafter sometimes referred to as the "Company"), and BANK ONE, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION (formerly known as THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO), a national
banking association, as trustee (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the
"Trustee").

     WHEREAS, the Company entered into a Senior Indenture dated as of December
8, 1998 between the Company and the Trustee (the "Indenture") to provide for
the future issuance of its senior debentures, notes or other evidences of
indebtedness (collectively, the "Securities"), said Securities to be issued
from time to time in series as might be determined by the Company pursuant to
the Indenture and, in an unlimited aggregate principal amount; and

     WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, the Company desires to
provide for the establishment of a new series of its Securities to be known as
its 8.750% Senior Notes due 2008 (said series being hereinafter referred to as
the "Series G Senior Notes"), the form and substance of such Series G Senior
Notes and the terms, provisions and conditions thereof to be set forth as
provided in the Indenture and this Seventh Supplemental Indenture; and

     WHEREAS, the Company desires and has requested the Trustee to join with it
in the execution and delivery of this Seventh Supplemental Indenture, and all
requirements necessary to make this Seventh Supplemental Indenture a valid
instrument, in accordance with its terms, and to make the Series G Senior
Notes, when executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the
Trustee, the valid obligations of the Company;

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the purchase and acceptance of the
Series G Senior Notes by the Holders thereof, and for the purpose of setting
forth, as provided in the Indenture, the form and substance of the Series G
Senior Notes and the terms, provisions and conditions thereof, the Company
covenants and agrees with the Trustee as follows:


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                                  Article One
            DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION

     Section 1.1 TERMS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE.

     Each capitalized term used not but defined in this Seventh Supplemental
Indenture shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Indenture.

     Section 1.2 CERTAIN DEFINITIONS.

     The following definitions are hereby added to the definitions contained in
Section 1.1 of the Indenture, but only with respect to the Series G Senior
Notes issued in accordance with the provisions hereof:

     "Attributable Debt" means the present value (discounted at the rate of
8.750% per year compounded monthly) of the obligations for rental payments
required to be paid during the remaining term of any lease of more than 12
months.

     "Consolidated Net Assets" means the aggregate amount of assets (less
reserves and other deductible items) after deducting current liabilities, as
shown on the consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries
contained in the latest annual report to the stockholders of the Company and
prepared in accordance with GAAP.

     "DTC" shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.1 hereof.

     "Funded Debt" means indebtedness for borrowed money having a maturity of,
or by its terms extendible or renewable for, a period of more than 12 months
after the date of the determination of the amount thereof.

     "Principal Property" means any building, structure or other facility
(together with the land on which it is erected and fixtures comprising a part
thereof) used primarily for manufacturing, processing, research, warehousing or
distribution, owned or leased by the Company and having a net book value in
excess of 2% of Consolidated Net Assets, other than any such building,
structure or other facility or portion thereof which is a pollution control
facility financed by state or local governmental obligations or which the
principal executive officer, president and principal financial officer of the
Company determine in good faith is not of material importance to the total
business conducted or assets owned by the Company and its Subsidiaries as an
entirety.


                                  Article Two
                           THE Series G SENIOR NOTES

     Section 2.1 FORM.

     The Series G Senior Notes shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A
hereto, which is a part of this Seventh Supplemental Indenture, with such
appropriate insertions,


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omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by
the Indenture and this Seventh Supplemental Indenture, and may have such
letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or
endorsements placed thereon as may be required to comply with the rules of any
securities exchange or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the
Officers of the Company executing such Series G Senior Notes, as evidenced by
their execution of the Series G Senior Notes.

     The Series G Senior Notes will initially be issued as Registered Global
Securities.

     The Company initially appoints The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") and
the Trustee to act as Depositary and custodian, respectively, with respect to
the Series G Senior Notes.

     Section 2.2 DESIGNATION AND AMOUNT.

     (a) The Series G Senior Notes shall be entitled the "8.750% Senior Notes
due 2008" of the Company.

     (b) The Trustee shall authenticate and deliver Series G Senior Notes for
original issue on the date hereof in an initial aggregate principal amount of
$400,000,000.

     (c) The Company may, subject to Article 4 of this Seventh Supplemental
Indenture and applicable law, issue additional Series G Senior Notes under this
Seventh Supplemental Indenture. The Series G Senior Notes issued on the Closing
Date and any additional Series G Senior Notes subsequently issued shall be
treated as a single class for all purposes of this Seventh Supplemental
Indenture.

     Section 2.3 INTEREST.

     Interest on the Series G Senior Notes shall be payable in the amount, on
the dates and in the manner provided for in the form of the Series G Senior
Note attached hereto as Exhibit A.

     Section 2.4 DENOMINATIONS.

     The Series G Senior Notes shall be Registered Securities in denominations
of $1,000 or any integral multiple thereof.

     Section 2.5 PLACE OF PAYMENT.

     The places of payment for the Series G Senior Notes shall be the Borough
of Manhattan, The City of New York. So long as the Series G Senior Notes are in
the form of Registered Global Securities, the Company agrees that payments of
interest on, and any portion of the Principal of, the Series G Senior Notes
shall be made by the Paying Agent, upon receipt from the Company of immediately
available funds (by Federal Funds or wire transfer).


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                                 Article Three
                             OPTIONAL REDEMPTION OF
                           THE Series G SENIOR NOTES

     Section 3.1 OPTIONAL REDEMPTION.

     The Series G Senior Notes may be redeemed at the option of the Company, as
a whole or from time to time in part, at the times and at the Redemption Price
specified in the form of the Series G Senior Note attached hereto as Exhibit A.


                                 Article Four
                        ADDITIONAL COVENANTS APPLICABLE
                          TO THE Series G SENIOR NOTES

     Section 4.1 RESTRICTIONS ON SECURED DEBT.

     If the Company shall incur, issue, assume or guarantee any indebtedness
for borrowed money represented by notes, bonds, debentures or other similar
evidences of indebtedness, secured by a mortgage, pledge or other lien on any
Principal Property or any capital stock or indebtedness held directly by the
Company of any Subsidiary of the Company, the Company shall secure the Series G
Senior Notes equally and ratably with (or prior to) such indebtedness, so long
as such indebtedness shall be so secured, unless after giving effect thereto
the aggregate amount of all such indebtedness so secured, together with all
Attributable Debt in respect of sale and leaseback transactions involving
Principal Properties, would not exceed 15% of the Consolidated Net Assets of
the Company.

     The foregoing restriction shall not apply to, and there shall be excluded
in computing secured indebtedness for the purpose of such restriction,
indebtedness secured by (a) property of any Subsidiary of the Company, (b)
liens on property of, or on any shares of stock or debt of, any corporation
existing at the time such corporation becomes a Subsidiary, (c) liens in favor
of the Company or any Subsidiary, (d) liens in favor of U.S. or foreign
governmental bodies to secure partial, progress, advance or other payments, (e)
liens on property, shares of stock or debt existing at the time of acquisition
thereof (including acquisition through merger or consolidation), purchase money
mortgages and construction cost mortgages existing at or incurred within 180
days of the time of acquisition thereof, (f) liens existing on the first date
on which any Series G Senior Note is authenticated by the Trustee, (g) liens
under one or more credit facilities for indebtedness in an aggregate principal
amount not to exceed $900,000,000 at any time outstanding, (h) liens incurred
in connection with pollution control, industrial revenue or similar financings,
and (i) any extension, renewal or replacement of any debt secured by any liens
referred to in the foregoing clauses (a) through (h), inclusive.

     Section 4.2 RESTRICTIONS ON SALES AND LEASEBACKS.

     The Company shall not enter into any sale and leaseback transaction
involving any Principal Property, the acquisition or completion of construction
and commencement of full operation of which has occurred more than 180 days
prior thereto, unless (a) the Company could incur a lien on such property under
the restrictions described in Section 4.1 hereof in an amount


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equal to the Attributable Debt with respect to the sale and leaseback
transaction without equally and ratably securing the Series G Senior Notes or
(b) the Company, within 180 days after the sale or transfer by the Company,
applies to the retirement of its Funded Debt an amount equal to the greater of
(i) the net proceeds of the sale of the Principal Property sold and leased
pursuant to such arrangement or (ii) the fair market value of the Principal
Property so sold and leased as determined by the board of directors of the
Company; provided that the amount to be applied to the retirement of Funded
Debt of the Company shall be reduced by (A) the principal amount of any Series
G Senior Notes delivered within 180 days after such sale or transfer to the
Trustee for retirement and cancellation, and (B) the principal amount of Funded
Debt, other than Series G Senior Notes, voluntarily retired by the Company
within 180 days after such sale or transfer; provided further that no
retirement referred to in this clause (b) may be effected by payment at
maturity or pursuant to any mandatory sinking fund payment or any mandatory
prepayment provision.


                                 Article Five
                    ADDITIONAL EVENTS OF DEFAULT APPLICABLE
                          TO THE Series G SENIOR NOTES

     Section 5.1 ADDITIONAL EVENTS OF DEFAULT.

     Pursuant to Section 6.1 (f) of the Indenture, an "Event of Default" shall
be deemed to occur with respect to the Series G Senior Notes if an event of
default, as defined in any indenture or instrument evidencing or under which
the Company has as of the date of this Seventh Supplemental Indenture or shall
thereafter have outstanding any indebtedness, shall happen and be continuing
and either (a) such default results from the failure to pay the principal of
such indebtedness in excess of $50 million at final maturity of such
indebtedness or (b) as a result of such default the maturity of such
indebtedness shall have been accelerated so that the same shall be or become
due and payable prior to the date on which the same would otherwise have become
due and payable, and such acceleration shall not be rescinded or annulled
within 60 days and the principal amount of such indebtedness, together with the
principal amount of any other indebtedness of the Company in default, or the
maturity of which has been accelerated, aggregates $50 million or more;
provided that the Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of any such
default unless written notice thereof shall have been given to the Trustee by
the Company, by the holder or an agent of the holder of any such indebtedness,
by the trustee then acting under any indenture or other instrument under which
such default shall have occurred, or by the holders of not less than 25% in the
aggregate principal amount of the Series G Senior Notes at the time
outstanding; and provided further that if such default shall be remedied or
cured by the Company or waived by the holder of such indebtedness, then the
Event of Default described under this Seventh Supplemental Indenture shall be
deemed likewise to have been remedied, cured or waived without further action
on the part of the Trustee, any Holder of Series G Senior Notes or any other
person.



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                                  Article Six
                            MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     Section 6.1 RATIFICATION.

     The Indenture, as supplemented by this Seventh Supplemental Indenture, is
in all respects ratified and confirmed. This Seventh Supplemental Indenture
shall be deemed part of the Indenture in the manner and to the extent provided
herein and therein.

     Section 6.2 COUNTERPARTS.

     This Seventh Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of
counterparts each of which shall be an original; but such counterparts shall
together constitute but one and the same instrument.







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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Seventh
Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed and attested, on the date or dates
indicated in the acknowledgments and as of the day and year first above
written.


                                           THE AES CORPORATION, as
                                           the Company



                                           By:
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                                                Name:
                                                Title:
Attest:


By:
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     Name:
     Title:

                                           BANK ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                          (formerly known as THE FIRST NATIONAL
                                           BANK OF CHICAGO), as Trustee


                                           By:
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                                              Name:
                                               Title:

Attest:


By:
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    Name:
    Title:


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                                                                       EXHIBIT A


                      FORM OF FACE OF SERIES G SENIOR NOTE

     This Series G Senior Note is a Registered Global Security within the
meaning of the Indenture hereinafter referred to and is registered in the name
of a Depositary or a nominee of a Depositary. This Series G Senior Note is
exchangeable for Series G Senior Notes registered in the name of a person other
than the Depositary or its nominee only in the limited circumstances described
in the Indenture. Unless and until it is exchanged in whole or in part for
Securities in definitive registered form, this Security may not be transferred
except as a whole by the Depositary to the nominee of the Depositary or by a
nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or another nominee of the
Depositary or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary
or a nominee of such successor Depositary.

     Unless this Series G Senior Note is presented by an authorized
representative of The Depository Trust Company (55 Water Street, New York, NY)
to the issuer or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange or payment,
and any Series G Senior Note issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or
such other name as requested by an authorized representative of The Depository
Trust Company and any payment hereon is made to Cede & Co., ANY TRANSFER,
PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY A PERSON IS WRONGFUL since
the registered owner hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest herein.




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                                                    No. 1 CUSIP NO.: 00130H AV 7



                                  $400,000,000

                          8.750% SENIOR NOTE DUE 2008


                                THE AES CORPORATION promises to pay
          to Cede and Co., or registered assigns the principal sum of
                  FOUR HUNDRED MILLION Dollars ($400,000,000)
                                       on
                                 June 15, 2008.

Interest Payment Dates:  June 15 and December 15 of each year, commencing
December 15, 2001


Record Dates:  June 1 and December 1


                                           By:
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                                                    Authorized Signature


                                           By:
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                                                    Authorized Signature

Dated:  June 5, 2001

Certificate of Authentication

     This is one of the 8.750% Senior Notes due 2008 referred to in the
within-mentioned Indenture.


                                           Bank One, National Association
                                           (formerly known as The First National
                                           Bank of Chicago), as Trustee


                                           By:
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                                                    Authorized Signatory


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                   [FORM OF REVERSE OF SERIES G SENIOR NOTE]

                              THE AES CORPORATION


                          8.750% SENIOR NOTE DUE 2008

     i. Principal and Interest. THE AES CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
(the "Company," which definition shall include any successor thereto in
accordance with the Indenture (as defined below), promises to pay, until the
principal hereof is paid or made available for payment, interest on the
principal amount set forth on the reverse side hereof at a rate of 8.750% per
annum. Interest on the Series G Senior Notes will accrue from and including the
most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been
paid, from June 5, 2001 through but excluding the date on which interest is
paid. Interest shall be payable in arrears on June 15 and December 15 of each
year (each an "Interest Payment Date"), commencing December 15, 2001. Interest
will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.

     ii. Method of Payment. The Company will pay interest on the Series G
Senior Notes (except defaulted interest) to the Persons who are registered
Holders of Series G Senior Notes at the close of business on the fifteenth
calendar day preceding each Interest Payment Date (each, a "Regular Record
Date"). Holders must surrender Series G Senior Notes to a Paying Agent to
collect principal payments. The Company will pay principal and interest in
money of the United States that at the time of payment is legal tender for
payment of public and private debts. At the Company's option, interest may be
paid by check mailed to the registered address of the Holder of this Series G
Senior Note.

     iii. Paying Agent and Registrar. Initially, Bank One, National Association
(formerly known as The First National Bank of Chicago) (the "Trustee") will act
as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may change any Paying Agent,
Registrar or co-Registrar without notice.

     iv. Indenture. The Company issued the Series G Senior Notes under an
Indenture dated as of December 8, 1998 between the Company and the Trustee as
supplemented by the Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 5, 2001
between the Company and the Trustee (said Indenture, as so supplemented, the
"Indenture"). This Series G Senior Note is one of an issue of Securities of the
Company issued under the Indenture. The terms of the Series G Senior Notes
include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by
reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S. Code ss.ss. 77aaa-77bbbb)
as amended from time to time. The Series G Senior Notes are subject to all such
terms, and Holders of the Series G Senior Notes are referred to the Indenture
and such Act for a statement of them. Capitalized terms used herein and not
otherwise defined have the meanings set forth in the Indenture. The Series G
Senior Notes are general unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the
Company ranking pari passu with all of the Company's unsecured and
unsubordinated obligations. The Company may, subject to Article Four of the
Seventh Supplemental Indenture and applicable law, issue additional Series G
Senior Notes under the Seventh Supplemental Indenture. The


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Series G Senior Notes issued on the Closing Date and any additional Series G
Senior Notes subsequently issued shall be treated as a single class for all
purposes of the Seventh Supplemental Indenture. The Indenture limits the
ability of the Company to incur certain secured indebtedness and to enter into
certain sale and leaseback transactions.

     v. Optional Redemption. The Series G Senior Notes are subject to
redemption upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days notice mailed to each
holder of Series G Senior Notes to be redeemed at its address appearing in the
Security Register, at any time prior to maturity as a whole or in part, at the
election of the Company at a price (the "Redemption Price") equal to the sum of
(i) 100% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued interest to the
redemption date plus (ii) the Make-Whole Amount, if any.

"Make-Whole Amount" means the excess, if any, of (i) the aggregate present
value as of the date of such redemption of the principal amount being redeemed
and the amount of interest (exclusive of interest accrued to the redemption
date) that would have been payable in respect of such principal amount if such
prepayment had not been made, determined by discounting, on a semiannual basis,
such principal and interest at the Reinvestment Rate (determined on the
Business Day preceding the date of such redemption) from the respective dates
on which such principal and interest would have been payable if such payment
had not been made, over (ii) the aggregate principal amount of the Series G
Senior Notes being redeemed.

"Reinvestment Rate" means 0.50% (one-half of one percent) plus the arithmetic
mean of the yields under the respective headings "This Week" and "Last Week"
published in the Statistical Release under the caption "Treasury Constant
Maturities" for the maturity (rounded to the nearest month) of the principal
being prepaid. If no maturity exactly corresponds to such maturity, yields for
the two published maturities most closely corresponding to such maturity shall
be calculated pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence and the
Reinvestment Rate shall be interpolated or extrapolated from such yields on a
straight-line basis, rounding in each of such relevant periods to the nearest
month. For the purpose of calculating the Reinvestment Rate, the most recent
Statistical Release published prior to the date of determination of the
Make-Whole Amount shall be used.

"Statistical Release" shall mean the statistical release designated "H.15(519)"
or any successor publication which is published weekly by the Federal Reserve
System and which establishes yields on actively traded U.S. government
securities adjusted to constant maturities or, if such statistical release is
not published at the time of any determination under the Indenture, then such
other reasonably comparable index which shall be designated by the Company.

     vi. Sinking Fund. No sinking fund is provided for the Series G Senior
Notes.

     vii. Denominations, Transfer, Exchange. The Series G Senior Notes are in
registered form without coupons in denominations of $1,000 and integral
multiples of $1,000. A Holder may transfer or exchange Series G Senior Notes in
accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar may require a Holder, among other
things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay
to it any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The
Registrar need not transfer or exchange any Series G Senior Notes or portion of
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Series G Senior Note selected for redemption, or transfer or exchange any
Series G Senior Notes for a period of 15 days before selection of such Series G
Senior Notes to be redeemed.

     viii. Persons Deemed Owners. The registered holder of a Series G Senior
Note may be treated as the owner of it for all purposes.

     ix. Unclaimed Money. If money for the payment of principal or interest
remains unclaimed for two years, the Trustee or Paying Agent will pay the money
back to the Company at its written request. After that, Holders entitled to the
money must look to the Company for payment as general creditors unless an
"abandoned property" law designates another Person.

     x. Amendment, Supplement, Waiver. The Company and the Trustee may, without
the consent of the holders of any outstanding Series G Senior Notes, amend,
waive or supplement the Indenture or the Series G Senior Notes for certain
specified purposes, including, among other things, curing ambiguities, defects
or inconsistencies, maintaining the qualification of the Indenture under the
Trust Indenture Act of 1939, or making any other change that does not adversely
affect the rights of any Holder in any material respect. Other amendments and
modifications of the Indenture or the Series G Senior Notes may be made by the
Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of not less than a
majority of the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Securities of all
series affected, subject to certain exceptions requiring the consent of the
Holders of the particular Series G Senior Notes.

     xi. Successor Corporation. When a successor corporation assumes all the
obligations of its predecessor under the Series G Senior Notes and the
Indenture and the transaction complies with the terms of Article 5 of the
Indenture, the predecessor corporation, subject to certain exceptions, will be
released from those obligations.

     xii. Defaults and Remedies. Events of Default are set forth in the
Indenture. Subject to certain limitations in the Indenture, if an Event of
Default (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 6.1(d) or (e) of
the Indenture with respect to the Company) occurs and is continuing, then the
holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding
Series G Senior Notes may, or the Trustee may, declare the principal of, plus
accrued interest, if any, to be due and payable immediately. If an Event of
Default specified in Section 6.1(d) or (e) of the Indenture with respect to the
Company occurs and is continuing, the principal of and accrued interest on all
of the Series G Senior Notes shall ipso facto become and be immediately due and
payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any
Holder. Holders of the Series G Senior Notes may not enforce the Indenture or
the Series G Senior Notes except as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee may
require indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it before it enforces the
Indenture or the Series G Senior Notes. Subject to certain limitations, Holders
of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Series G Senior Notes
may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Trustee may
withhold from Holders of the Series G Senior Notes notice of any continuing
default (except a default in payment of principal or interest or a failure to
comply with Article 5 of the Indenture) if it determines in good faith that
withholding notice is in their interests. The Company must furnish an annual
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     xiii. Trustee Dealing with Company. The Trustee, in its individual or any
other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from, and perform services
for the Company or its Affiliates, and may otherwise deal with the Company or
its Affiliates, as if it were not Trustee.

     xiv. No Recourse Against Others. A director, officer, employee,
stockholder or beneficiary, as such, of the Company shall not have any
liability for any obligations of the Company under the Series G Senior Notes or
the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of, such
obligations or their creation. Each Holder of the Series G Senior Notes by
accepting a Series G Senior Note waives and releases all such liability. The
waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issue of the Series G
Senior Notes.

     xv. Defeasance. The Indenture contains provisions (which provisions apply
to this Series G Senior Note) for defeasance at any time of (a) the entire
indebtedness of the Company in respect of this Series G Senior Note and (b)
certain restrictive covenants and Defaults and Events of Default, in each case
upon compliance by the Company with certain conditions set forth therein.

     xvi. Authentication. This Series G Senior Note shall not be valid until
the Trustee signs the certificate of authentication on the other side of this
Series G Senior Note.

     xvii. Abbreviations. Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a
Holder of Series G Senior Notes or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in
common), TENANT (= tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with
right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian), and
U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).

     xviii. GOVERNING LAW. THE INDENTURE AND THIS SERIES G SENIOR NOTE SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW.

     The Company will furnish to any Holder of Series G Senior Notes upon
written request and without charge a copy of the Indenture. Requests may be
made to:

     THE AES CORPORATION
     1001 North 19th Street, Suite 2000
     Arlington, Virginia  22209
     Telephone:  (703) 522-1315
     Telecopy:  (703) 528-4510

     Attention:  General Counsel


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                                ASSIGNMENT FORM

If you the holder want to assign this Series G Senior Note, fill in the form
below and have your signature guaranteed:

     I or we assign and transfer this Series G Senior Note to
                                                             -------------------

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(Insert assignee's social security or tax ID number)
                                                   -----------------------------

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(Print or type assignee's name, address and zip code) and irrevocably appoint
______________________________ agent to transfer this Series G Senior Note on
the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him.

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Date:                                Your signature:
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                                                    (Sign exactly as your name
                                                    appears on the other side of
                                                    this Series G Senior Note)

Signature Guarantee:
                    ------------------------------------------------------------

     Signatures must be guaranteed by an "eligible guarantor institution"
meeting the requirements of the Registrar, which requirements include
membership or participation in the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program
("STAMP") or such other "signature guarantee program" as may be determined by
the Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance
with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.


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