CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


         We consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  into Post-  Effective
Amendment  No. 1 to the  registration  statement of CMP Group,  Inc. on Form S-3
(Reg.  No.  33-39826) of our report dated January 30, 1998, on our audits of the
consolidated  financial  statements and financial  statement schedule of Central
Maine Power  Company and subsidiary  as of December  31, 1997 and 1996,  and for
each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1997.



                                                 /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


August 24, 1998