Exhibit 23.1

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
The AES Corporation on Form S-8 of our report dated February 3, 2000 (February
22, 2000, as to the last paragraph of Note 2), appearing in the Annual Report on
Form 10-K of The AES Corporation for the year ended December 31, 1999, and our
report dated February 11, 2000, relating to the consolidated balance sheet of
AES Drax Ltd. as of November 30, 1999, appearing in the Current Report on Form
8-K/A of The AES Corporation dated February 11, 2000.


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