EXHIBIT 23.3
                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
 
   
    We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 1 to
Registration Statement of Nevada Power Company No. 333-77325 on Form S-4 of our
reports dated March 1, 1999 appearing in and incorporated by reference in the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of Nevada Power Company for the year ended December
31, 1998, and to the reference to us under the heading 'Experts' in the
Prospectus, which is part of such Registration Statement.
    
 
                                          DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
 
   
Las Vegas, Nevada
May 12, 1999