CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


As  independent  public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation
of  our  reports  included   in  this  Form  11-K,  into  Portland  General
Corporation's previously filed  Registration Statement No. 33-27462 on Form
S-8,  Registration  Statement  No.  33-40943   on  Form  S-8,  Registration
Statement No. 33-49811 on Form S-8, Registration  Statement No. 33-55321 on
Form S-3 and Registration Statement No. 33-61313 on Form S-8.

                                              ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Portland, Oregon,
June 25, 1997