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                                                                    Exhibit 23.3

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 (based on our audit which was
performed in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in Brazil) on
the financial statements of LIGHT - Servicos de Eletricidade S.A. as of December
31, 1995 and 1994 and for the years then ended, prepared in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in Brazil, dated January 24, 1996,
except for note 27, for which the date is May 1996 (which expresses an
unqualified opinion and includes a reference to other auditors who audited the
financial statements of Eletropaulo Eletricidade de Sao Paulo S.A. as of and for
the years ended December 31, 1995 and 1994, whose report thereon has been
furnished to us, and our opinion on LIGHT - Servicos de Eletricidade S.A.,
insofar as it relates to the amounts included for such company, is based solely
on the report of such other auditors) appearing in the Current Report on Form
8-K of The AES Corporation dated May 30, 1996, 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

Auditores Independentes
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
February 27, 1997
