EXHIBIT 23-A





                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



We consent to the  incorporation by reference in the registration  statements of
GPU,  Inc.  on Forms S-8 (File  Nos.  33-32325,  33-32326,  33-34661,  33-32327,
33-51037,  33-32328 and 33-51035) and Form S-3 (File No. 33-30765) of our report
dated February 4, 1998, on our audits of the consolidated  financial  statements
and financial  statement  schedule of GPU, Inc. and  Subsidiaries as of December
31, 1997 and 1996,  and for each of the three years in the period ended December
31, 1997,  which report is included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K,  for the
year ended December 31, 1997.





New York, New York
March 12, 1998