Exhibit 23(a)


                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


      We  consent  to  the  incorporation  by  reference  in  this  Registration
Statement of Indiana  Michigan  Power  Company on Form S-3 of our reports  dated
February 23, 1999 (March 16, 1999 as to Note 4),  appearing in and  incorporated
by reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Indiana Michigan Power Company
for the year  ended  December  31,  1998 and to the  reference  to us under  the
heading  "Experts"  in the  Prospectus,  which  is  part  of  this  Registration
Statement.


Deloitte & Touche LLP
Columbus, Ohio
October 6, 1999