Exhibit 23(a)


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our reports dated January 8, 2001, except for Note U,
for which the date is January 31, 2001, relating to the consolidated financial
statements and financial statement schedule of Alcoa Inc. and consolidated
subsidiaries as of December 31, 2000 and 1999, and for each of the three years
in the period ended December 31, 2000, which reports are incorporated by
reference or included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2000. We also consent to the reference to us under the
heading "Independent Accountants" in such Registration Statement.


PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
December 10, 2001