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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 4 to
Registration Statement No. 333-49644 of The AES Corporation on Form S-4 of our
report dated February 3, 2000 (February 22, 2000, as to the last paragraph of
Note 2), appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of The AES Corporation for
the year ended December 31, 1999, and our report dated February 11, 2000,
relating to the consolidated balance sheet of AES Drax Ltd., as of November 30,
1999, appearing in the Current Report on Form 8-K/A of The AES Corporation dated
February 11, 2000, and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the
Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
McLean, Virginia
December 22, 2000
