EXHIBIT 23.5

                     [LETTERHEAD OF GEOTHERMEX, INC.]

                  GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE CONSULTANT'S CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation in this Registration Statement of Salton Sea
Funding Corporation, Salton Sea Brine Processing L.P., salton Sea Power
Generation L.P., Fish Lake Power LLC, Vulcan Power Company, CalEnergy Operating
Corporation, Salton Sea Royalty LLC, VPC Geothermal LLC, San Felipe Energy
Company, Conejo Energy Company, Niguel Energy Company, Vulcan/BN Geothermal
Power Company, Leathers, L.P., Del Ranch L.P., Elmore, L.P., Salton Sea Power
L.L.C., CalEnergy Minerals LLC, CE Turbo LLC, CE Salton Sea Inc. and Salton
Sea Minerals Corp. on Form S-4 of our report dated August 1998 of our analysis
of the long-term resource sufficiency of the Salton Sea Known Geothermal
Resource Area.

GEOTHERMEX, INC.

/s/ Subir K. Sanyal
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By:    Subir K. Sanyal
Title: President

Richmond, California
May 24, 1999