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AES Corporation is a Fortune 500 company that generates and distributes electrical power. It was founded on January 28, 1981 as Applied Energy Services[3] by Roger Sant from the US Federal Energy Administration and Dennis Bakke from the Office of Management and Budget. It is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. AES Corporation is one of the world's leading power companies, generating and distributing electric power in 31 countries and employing 27,000 people worldwide.

In 2008, AES Corporation's total revenue was 16.1 Billion, of which $9.11B came from the company's Power Generation division,and $6.99B from Utilities.[4]

In April 2010, AES Wind Generation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of AES, acquired UK-based wind developer Your Energy (YEL) and has also signed an agreement to buy a 51% stake in a wind portfolio from 3E, a Polish wind developer. This move will add more than 700MW to AES Wind Generation’s European pipeline.

Strengths
Vertically Integrated Operations
Market Diversity
Strong Financial Performance

Weaknesses
Legal Proceedings
Increasing Debtedness

Opportunities
Inorganic Growth
Rising Aluminum Prices
Divestitures

Threats
Rising Electricity Prices
Environmental Regulations
Fierce Competition
 
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