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                                                                      Exhibit 23


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


         We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-10206) of Consolidated Water Co.
Ltd. of our report dated March 15, 2001 relating to the financial statements
which appear in this Form 10-K.



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers

PricewaterhouseCoopers
Cayman Islands
March 30, 2001




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