Exhibit 23(a)


                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 3, 2003 relating to the
financial statements and financial statement schedule of PPL Corporation,
which appears in the PPL Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2002.



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 3, 2004