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Debt
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
DEBT
Recourse Debt — Recourse debt represents debt that the Parent Company has an obligation to settle. This can be debt issued directly by the Parent Company or debt issued by a subsidiary under which the Parent Company has explicit commitments such as guarantees, indemnities, letters of credit, or agreements to settle if the subsidiary defaults.
Senior Unsecured Term Loan due June 2026 — In June 2025, the Company executed a $500 million senior unsecured term loan agreement, maturing in June 2026. As of June 30, 2025, AES had no outstanding drawings under the facility.
Senior Notes due 2032 — In March 2025, the Company issued $800 million aggregate principal of 5.80% senior notes due in 2032. The Company used the proceeds from this issuance to purchase via tender offer a portion of its 3.30% senior notes due in 2025. As a result of the latter transaction, the Company recognized a gain on extinguishment of debt of $2 million.
Subordinated Notes due 2055 — In May 2024, the Company issued $950 million aggregate principal of 7.60% fixed-to-fixed reset rate subordinated notes due in January 2055. AES allocates the net proceeds from this offering to one or more eligible green projects, which may include the development or redevelopment of such projects. Pending such allocation, the net proceeds from the offering are used for general corporate purposes.
Commercial Paper Program — In March 2023, the Company established a commercial paper program under which the Company may issue unsecured commercial paper notes (the “Notes”) up to a maximum aggregate face amount of $750 million outstanding at any time. In April 2025, the Company executed agreements to increase the maximum aggregate face amount to $1.5 billion outstanding at any time. The maturities of the Notes may vary but will not exceed 397 days from the date of issuance. The proceeds of the Notes will be used for general corporate purposes. The Notes will be sold on customary terms in the U.S. commercial paper market on a private placement basis. The commercial paper program is backed by the Company's $1.8 billion in revolving credit facilities, and the Company cannot issue commercial paper in an aggregate amount exceeding the then available capacity under its revolving credit facilities. For the six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company borrowed approximately $22 billion and repaid approximately $21.9 billion under the commercial paper program, with average daily outstanding borrowings of $334 million. As of June 30, 2025, the Company had $67 million outstanding borrowings under the commercial paper program with a weighted average interest rate of 4.81%. The Notes are classified as current.
Revolving Credit Facilities — In December 2024, AES executed a $300 million senior unsecured revolving credit facility, maturing in December 2026. The aggregate commitment under its previously existing revolving credit facility is $1.5 billion and matures in August 2027. As of June 30, 2025, AES had no outstanding drawings under either of its revolving credit facilities.
Non-Recourse Debt — Non-recourse debt represents debt issued by one of our subsidiaries and is only required to be repaid solely from the subsidiary's assets. Repayments of the loans, and interest thereon, is secured solely by the capital stock, physical assets, contracts, and cash flows of that subsidiary, and the Parent Company is not otherwise liable for such debt. Non-recourse debt balances on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet includes $1.3 billion of current and $12.3 billion of noncurrent non-recourse debt related to VIEs as of June 30, 2025.
During the six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company’s following subsidiaries had significant debt issuances (in millions):
Subsidiary
Issuances (1)
AES Clean Energy$976 
AES Puerto Rico Solar669 
AES Andes520 
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(1)     These amounts do not include revolving credit facility activity at the Company’s subsidiaries.
AES Puerto Rico Solar — The Marahu project, 70% owned by AES, is currently constructing the Salinas and Jobos renewables projects in Puerto Rico, including both solar and energy storage facilities. In October 2024, the Marahu project obtained a loan guarantee for $861 million from the U.S. Department of Energy, and began drawing on the loan in the first quarter of 2025. As of June 30, 2025, there were $667 million in outstanding borrowings, maturing in 2049. The remainder of the loan will be drawn upon as required to fund construction costs.
AES Andes — In March 2025, AES Andes issued $400 million aggregate principal of 6.25% senior notes due in 2032. The net proceeds from the issuance were used to redeem the remaining $228 million aggregate principal of its 6.35% junior subordinated notes due in 2079 and to repay other existing indebtedness. As a result of the latter transaction, the Company recognized a loss on extinguishment of debt of $3 million.
In March 2024, AES Andes issued $500 million aggregate principal of 6.30% senior unsecured notes due in 2029. The net proceeds from the issuance were used to purchase via tender offer $100 million and $43 million aggregate principal of its 6.35% and 5.00% notes due in 2079 and 2025, respectively, and repay other existing indebtedness.
In June 2024, AES Andes issued $530 million in Junior Subordinated Notes at 8.15%, due in 2055. The proceeds were used to repay its 7.125% notes due in 2079. As a result of this transaction, the Company recognized a loss on extinguishment of debt of $8 million.
AES Clean Energy — In December 2024, Bellefield 2 Seller, LLC executed a construction, tax equity bridge, and letter of credit financing agreement for commitments of up to $1.7 billion. As of June 30, 2025, there were $763 million in borrowings under the facilities at an interest rate of 4.30%, maturing in December 2026.
In December 2023, Bellefield Portfolio Seller, LLC and Bellefield 1 Finco, LLC, subsidiaries of AES Clean Energy Development, executed a construction, tax equity bridge, and letter of credit financing agreement for commitments of up to $2.4 billion due in 2026. As of June 30, 2025, there was $1.7 billion in outstanding borrowings under the facilities, and the net proceeds were used primarily to repay existing indebtedness and to fund development of renewables projects.
AES Clean Energy Development, AES Renewable Holdings, and sPower, an equity method investment, collectively referred to as the Issuers, entered into a Master Indenture agreement in 2022 whereby long-term notes will be issued from time to time to finance or refinance operating wind, solar, and energy storage projects that are owned by the Issuers. Each of the Issuers is considered a “Co-Issuer” and will be jointly and severally liable with each other Co-Issuer for all obligations under the facility. In May 2025, the Issuers issued $520 million of 6.70% notes due May 2050, resulting in an aggregate principal outstanding of $2.7 billion. As a result of the notes issued in 2025 and net of repayments, AES Clean Energy Development recorded, in aggregate, an increase in liabilities of $498 million, resulting in an aggregate carrying amount of notes of $1.9 billion as of June 30, 2025.
AES Clean Energy Development, AES Renewable Holdings, and sPower, collectively referred to as the Borrowers, executed two Credit Agreements for revolving credit facilities in 2021 and subsequent amendments in the following years for aggregate commitments of $3.6 billion with maturity dates in May and June 2028. Each of the Borrowers is considered a “Co-Borrower” and will be jointly and severally liable with each other Co-Borrower for all obligations under the facilities. As a result of increases in commitments used and net of repayments, AES Clean Energy Development and AES Renewable Holdings recorded, in aggregate, a decrease in liabilities of $231 million in 2025, resulting in total commitments used under the revolving credit facilities, as of June 30, 2025, of $2.7 billion. As of June 30, 2025, the aggregate commitments used under the revolving credit facilities for the Co-Borrowers was $2.9 billion.
AES Puerto Rico — On June 1, 2023, AES Puerto Rico was unable to pay principal and interest obligations on its Series A Bond Loans due to insufficient funds resulting from financial difficulties at the business. AES Puerto Rico signed forbearance and standstill agreements with its noteholders in July 2023 because of the insufficiency of funds to meet these obligations. On March 5, 2024, AES Puerto Rico and its noteholders executed a financial restructuring, under which the $156 million (including interest) of 6.625% Series A Bond Loans due 2026 was exchanged for $112 million of 6.625% senior secured bonds due January 2028 and $44 million of preferred shares in AES Puerto Rico. The preferred shares bear interest at 3.125% and contain an option whereby AES may call the preferred shares to be converted into 99.9% of the ordinary shares of AES Puerto Rico between December 30, 2025 and December 30, 2027, or would have the option to settle the preferred shares in cash. The noteholders also provided a $23 million bridge loan due March 2026 bearing interest at prime plus 4%. AES Puerto Rico is required to make mandatory prepayments through cash sweeps based on excess cash (as defined in the loan agreements) available from operations on the bridge loan, senior secured bonds, and preferred shares interest. The financial restructuring was accounted for as a troubled debt restructuring in accordance with ASC 470-60, “Troubled Debt Restructurings by Debtors” as AES Puerto Rico was experiencing financial difficulties and the lenders granted a concession. No gain has been recognized as a result of this transaction. As of June 30, 2025, cash settlement of the preferred shares is contingent, as the amounts would not be required to be settled in cash if the option to settle the preferred shares with common shares is exercised.
AES Indiana — In March 2024, AES Indiana issued $650 million aggregate principal of 5.70% First Mortgage Bonds due April 2054. The net proceeds from this issuance were used to repay existing indebtedness, including its unsecured $300 million term loan due in November 2024 and amounts outstanding under its $350 million revolving credit agreement maturing in December 2027, and for general corporate purposes at AES Indiana.
In March 2024, IPALCO issued $400 million aggregate principal of 5.75% senior secured notes due April 2034. In April 2024, the net proceeds from this issuance, together with cash on hand, were used to redeem the outstanding $405 million of IPALCO’s 3.70% senior secured notes due in September 2024.
Non-Recourse Debt Covenants, Restrictions, and Defaults — The terms of the Company's non-recourse debt include certain financial and nonfinancial covenants. These covenants are limited to subsidiary activity and vary among the subsidiaries. These covenants may include, but are not limited to, maintenance of certain reserves and financial ratios, minimum levels of working capital, and limitations on incurring additional indebtedness.
As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, approximately $488 million and $147 million, respectively, of restricted cash was maintained in accordance with certain covenants of the non-recourse debt agreements. Of these amounts, $410 million and $79 million, respectively, were included within Restricted cash and $78 million and $68 million, respectively, were included within Debt service reserves and other deposits in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, approximately $168 million and $155 million, respectively, of the restricted cash balances were for collateral held to cover potential liability for current and future insurance claims being assumed by AGIC, AES' captive insurance company. Of total restricted cash and debt service reserves of $851 million, $608 million related to VIEs as of June 30, 2025.
Various lender and governmental provisions restrict the ability of certain of the Company's subsidiaries to transfer their net assets to the Parent Company. Such restricted net assets of subsidiaries amounted to approximately $1.1 billion at June 30, 2025.
The following table summarizes the Company’s subsidiary non-recourse debt in default (in millions) as of June 30, 2025. Due to the defaults, these amounts are included in the current portion of non-recourse debt unless otherwise indicated:
Subsidiary
Primary Nature of DefaultDebt in Default
Net Assets (Liabilities)
AES Puerto RicoPayment$148 $(188)
AES Ilumina (Puerto Rico)Covenant21 8 
AES Jordan SolarCovenant6 13 
Total$175 
AES Puerto Rico is in payment default on its long-term debt and preferred shares due to failure to implement the cash sweep mechanism in accordance with the terms of the loan agreements. AES Puerto Rico is working with the noteholders to resolve this matter. All other subsidiary defaults listed are not payment defaults, but are instead technical defaults triggered by failure to comply with covenants or other requirements contained in the non-recourse debt documents of the applicable subsidiary.
AES Mexico Generation Holdings (TEG and TEP) — In December 2024, AES Mexico Generation Holdings executed an amendment to the original credit agreement with its noteholders that provided a full and complete waiver for all previous events of default for TEG and TEP and extended the waiver granted to June 30, 2025 to remain compliant. As of June 30, 2025, all requirements to remain in compliance with the debt covenant requirements were met. As such, the AES Mexico Generation Holdings debt balance of $129 million was not in default.
The AES Corporation’s recourse debt agreements include cross-default clauses that will trigger if a subsidiary provides 20% or more of the Parent Company’s total cash distributions from businesses for the four most recently completed fiscal quarters and has an outstanding principal in excess of $200 million in default. As of June 30, 2025, the Company’s subsidiaries had no defaults which resulted in a cross-default under the recourse debt of the Parent Company. In the event the Parent Company is not in compliance with the financial covenants of its revolving credit facilities, restricted payments will be limited to regular quarterly shareholder dividends at the then-prevailing rate. Payment defaults and bankruptcy defaults would preclude the making of any restricted payments.
Supplier Financing Arrangements
With some purchases, the Company enters into supplier financing arrangements with the goal of securing improved payment terms. The Company confirms supplier invoices to an intermediary financial institution who will pay the supplier directly or reimburse the Company for payments made to the supplier. These arrangements are included in Supplier financing arrangements on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets in Current liabilities as the amounts are all due in less than a year; the related interest expense is recorded on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations within Interest expense.
The Company had total outstanding balances of $621 million as of June 30, 2025. These agreements ranged from less than $1 million to $47 million with a weighted average interest rate of 6.36%. Of the amounts outstanding under supplier financing arrangements as of June 30, 2025, $393 million were guaranteed, including $216 million guaranteed by the Parent Company and $177 million guaranteed by subsidiaries.
The Company had total outstanding balances of $917 million as of December 31, 2024. These agreements ranged from less than $1 million to $69 million with a weighted average interest rate of 6.83%. Of the amounts outstanding under supplier financing arrangements as of December 31, 2024, $616 million were guaranteed, including $245 million guaranteed by the Parent Company and $371 million guaranteed by subsidiaries.