AES operates power generation facilities worldwide.  And across these facilities, we innovate—helping to pioneer cleaner technologies for coal-fired facilities and revitalizing plants through biomass conversions. 

Our power plants generate electricity from diverse fuel sources: coal, diesel, hydropower, gas, oil, and biomass.   Having expertise in such a wide variety of fuel sources has enabled us to identify what each particular market can best support.  And as a result, we help increase generation capacity and reliability, as well as lower costs.  Our power plants sell electricity to utilities, wholesalers and commercial buyers through both long-term contracts and in competitive markets.