Exhibit 23(c)


                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this  Registration  Statement of
American  Electric  Power  Company,  Inc.  on Form S-3 of our  reports  dated 18
January 1999, with respect to the  consolidated  balance sheet of CSW UK Finance
Company  as of 31  December  1998 and the  related  consolidated  statements  of
earnings and cash flows for the year then ended, and our report dated 17 January
2000 with respect to the consolidated  balance sheet of CSW UK Holdings as of 31
December 1999 and the related consolidated statements of earnings and cash flows
for the year  then  ended  which  reports  appear in the 2000  Annual  Report of
American Electric Power Company,  Inc. and are incorporated by reference in Form
10-K of American  Electric  Power  Company,  Inc. for the year ended 31 December
2000 and the  reference  to us under the heading  "Experts"  in the  Prospectus,
which is part of this Registration Statement.


KPMG Audit Plc
Charter Accountants                                             London, England
Registered Auditor                                              9 April 2001