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Issuer:     AES CORP (AES)
CIK:        0000874761
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-06-24T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000874761-22-000059
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.06
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

AES to record $450M-$550M impairment on Maritza plant due to Bulgaria coal phase-out by 2038
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- Pre-tax impairment charge of $450M-$550M to be recognized as of June 30, 2022, due to reduced useful life of Maritza plant to 2038.
- Trigger: EU Council approved Bulgaria's plan on May 4, 2022, requiring coal phase-out by 2038.
- No expected impact on Maritza's existing PPA obligations through May 2026 or its cash flows.
- Final impairment assessment and tax impact to be completed in Q2 2022 10-Q filing.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874761/000087476122000059/0000874761-22-000059-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874761/000087476122000059/aes-20220620.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000874761-22-000059

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