Exhibit 23
                                                                 
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration
Statement No. 33-41152, No. 33-52147 and No. 333-30395 on Form S-
8 and Registration Statement No. 33-51363 and No. 333-32821 on
Form S-3 of CalEnergy Company, Inc. of our reports dated February
12, 1998, appearing in and incorporated by reference in the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of CalEnergy Company, Inc. for the
year ended December 31, 1997.






DELOITTE & TOUCHE L.L.P.

Omaha, Nebraska
March 27, 1998