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                                                                    Exhibit 23.2


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
The AES Corporation on Form S-4 of our report dated January 25, 1996,
incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of AES China
Generating Co. Ltd. for the year ended November 30, 1995, and to the reference
to us under the heading "Experts" in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which is
part of this Registration Statement.

DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU

Hong Kong
February 27, 1997
