EXHIBIT 23.1 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No. 33-97030 of AES China Generating Co. Ltd. Incentive Stock Option Plan on Form S-8 dated September 18, 1995 of our report dated January 31, 1997 appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K/A of AES China Generating Co. Ltd. for the year ended November 30, 1996. DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU Hong Kong March 24, 1997