

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the  incorporation  by reference  in  Registration  Statement  No.
33-49262 of The AES  Corporation on Form S-8 of our report dated June 5, 1997 on
the  financial  statements  and  supplemental  schedules of The AES  Corporation
Profit  Sharing and Stock  Ownership  Plan (the Plan)  appearing  in this Annual
Report on Form 11-K of the Plan for the year ended December 31, 1996.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP


Deloitte & Touche LLP
Washington, D.C.
June 27, 1997







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