EXHIBIT 23


CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

     We  consent  to the  inclusion  in this Form  8-K/A of  MidAmerican  Energy
Holdings Company (formerly CalEnergy Company, Inc., the "Company") of our report
dated  January 22, 1999 except with  respect to Note 24, as to which the date is
March 12,  1999,  on our  audits of the  consolidated  financial  statements  of
MidAmerican  Energy Holdings Company and subsidiaries  (now known as "MHC Inc.")
as of December 31, 1998 and December 31, 1997,  and for the years ended December
31, 1998, 1997 and 1996 which report is included in this Form 8-K/A.

     We also  consent to the  incorporation  by  reference  in the  registration
statements  on  Form  S-3  (Nos.  333-32821,   333-62697,   33-51363),  and  the
registration  statements  on  Form  S-8  (Nos.  33-38431,   33-41152,  33-44934,
33-52147,  33-64897,  333-30395,  333-74691), of the Company of our report dated
January 22,  1999 except with  respect to Note 24, as to which the date is March
12, 1999, on our audits of the consolidated  financial statements of MHC Inc. as
of December 31, 1998 and December 31, 1997, and for the years ended December 31,
1998, 1997 and 1996, which report is included in this Form 8-K/A.



Kansas City, Missouri                        /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
May 14, 1999                                 ------------------------------
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