Exhibit 23.2


                     INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference into The AES Corporation's
Registration Statement No. 33-44498 on Form S-8, Registration Statement
No. 33-49262 on Form S-8, Registration Statement No. 333-26225 on Form S-8,
Registration Statement No. 333-28883 on Form S-8, Registration Statement
No. 333-28885 on Form S-8, Registration Statement No. 333-38535 on Form S-8,
Registration Statement No. 33-95046 on Form S-3, Registration Statement
No. 333-83767 on Form S-3/A, Registration Statement No. 333-30352 on Form S-8,
Registration Statement No. 333-37924 on Form S-3/A, Registration Statement
No. 333-38924 on Form S-3/A, Registration Statement No. 333-40870 on Form S-3/A,
Registration Statement No. 333-44698 on Form S-3, Registration Statement
No. 333-43908 on Form S-4/A, Registration Statement No. 333-46564 on Form S-3,
Registration Statement No. 333-45916 on Form S-4/A, Registration Statement
No. 333-49644 on Form S-4, Registration Statement No. 333-46564 on Form S-3/A,
and Registration Statement No. 333-49644 on Form S-4/A, of our report dated
March 23, 2000, on Valle Energy Ventures, Inc.'s financial statements for the
year ended December 31, 1999, included in this current report on Form 8-K/A
of The AES Corporation dated March 16, 2001.


Deloitte & Touche, LLP
Houston, Texas
March 15, 2001