Exhibit 23.4

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 18, 2000, on
Electrificadora del Caribe S.A. E.S.P.'s financial statements for the year ended
December 31, 1999, included in the Current Report on Form 8-K/A of The AES
Corporation dated March 16, 2001.


Deloitte & Touche


Ismael Duque Montenegro, Partner
Bogota, Columbia
March 19, 2001