Exhibit 23.2



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 (based on our audit which was performed in accordance with auditing
standards generally accepted in Brazil) on the financial statements of
LIGHT - Servicos de Electricidade S.A. as of December 31, 1995 and 1994 and
for the years then ended, prepared in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in Brazil, dated January 24, 1996, except for Note 27,
for which the date is May 1996 (which expresses an unqualified opinion and
includes a reference to other auditors who audited the financial statements
of Eletropaulo Electricidade de Sao Paulo S.A. as of and for the years
ended December 31, 1995 and 1994, whose report thereon has been furnished
to us, and our opinion on LIGHT - Servicos de Electricidade S.A., insofar
as it relates to the amounts included for such company, is based solely on
the report of such other auditors) appearing in the Current Report on Form
8-K of The AES Corporation dated May 30, 1996, and to the reference to us
under the heading "Experts" in each Prospectus, which are part of such
Registration Statement.


Additores Independentes
Rio de Janiero, Brazil
November 27, 1996