THE AES CORPORATION

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of Paul L. Freedman, Jennifer V. Gillcrist, and Pablo A.
Fekete, signing singly and with full power of substitution, the
undersigned?s true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:
1.	prepare, execute in the undersigned?s name and on the undersigned?s behalf,
and submit to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the ?SEC?) a Form ID,
including amendments thereto, and any other documents necessary or appropriate
to obtain codes and passwords enabling the undersigned to make electronic
 filings with the SEC of reports required by Section 16 of the Securities
 Exchange Act of 1934 (the ?Exchange Act?) or any rule or regulation of the SEC;

2.	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned?s capacity
as an officer, director or ten percent stockholder of The AES Corporation
(the ?Company?), Forms 3, 4, and 5, and Forms 144, including any amendments
thereto, in accordance with Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and
 regulations thereunder, and Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933
 (the ?Securities Act?);

3.	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
 which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3,
 4, or 5, or Forms 144, including any amendments thereto, and timely file
 such form with the SEC and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

4.	obtain, as the undersigned?s representative and on the undersigned?s
 behalf, information regarding transactions in the Company?s equity
securities from any third party, including the Company and any brokers,
 dealers, employee benefit plan administrators and trustees, and the
 undersigned hereby authorizes any such third party to release any such
 information to the attorney-in-fact; and

5.	take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
 foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit
 to, in the best interests of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it
 being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on
 behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in
 such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact
 may approve in such attorney-in-fact?s discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
 authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
 necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
 herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might
 or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or
 revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact,
 or such attorney-in-fact?s substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or
 cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers
 herein granted.

The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving
 in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is
 the Company assuming, any of the undersigned?s responsibilities to comply with
 Section 16 of the Exchange Act or Rule 144 under the Securities Act. Neither
 the Company nor the foregoing attorneys-in-fact assume any liability for the
 undersigned?s responsibility to comply with the requirements of Section 16 of
 the Exchange Act or Rule 144 under the Securities Act, any liability of the
 undersigned for any failure to comply with such requirements, or any liability
 of the undersigned for disgorgement of profits under Section 16(b) of the
 Exchange Act.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
 undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5, and Forms
 144 with respect to the undersigned?s holdings of and transactions in
 securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned
 in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact. This Power
 of Attorney revokes all previous powers of attorney with respect to the
 subject matter of this Power of Attorney.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
 executed as of this 2 day of February, 2022.

_______________________________
/s/ Julian Nebreda