Exhibit 23.1



INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 2
to the Registration Statement of The AES Corporation on Form S-3 of our
report dated February 20, 1996, except for Note 14, as to which the date is
May 30, 1996, appearing in Registration Statement No. 333-01286 of The AES
Corporation on Form S-3, as amended, and of our report on the consolidated
financial statement schedules dated February 20, 1996, appearing in the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of The AES Corporation, for the year ended
December 31, 1995 and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in
each Prospectus, which are part of such Registration Statement.



Washington, DC
November 27, 1996