Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- Thermal and renewable energy provider AES Corporation (NYSE:AES) (Arlington, Virginia) saw weaker-than-expected results from Mexico, Brazil, Central America and the Caribbean drag its second-quarter 2016 profits below those of the same period last year, but plans to invest heavily in the Latin America n region nonetheless, on top of major overhauls and additions planned throughout North America. Industrial Info's project database is tracking $16.98 billion worth of active AES projects on five continents.

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