More than 70 years of experience of Abengoa, together with its ongoing investment in R + D + i, allow this company to be one of the main global actors in the field of desalination.

1. Abengoa is an international
company that applies innovative
technology solutions for
sustainability in the energy and
environment sectors. It is
organized into three different
activities: engineering and
construction, concession-type
infrastructures and industrial
production. In engineering and
construction Abengoa has more
than 70 years of experience in the
market, and it specializes in
carrying out complex turn-key
projects.
In the water and environmental
sector, Abengoa is a world-leading
company in design, engineering,
and construction of hydraulic and
environmental infrastructures,
desalination and water or waste
treatment plants. Due to
development of its own
technology, Abengoa is
consolidated as one of the leading
companies in large infrastructure
systems management, thus
offering integral solutions in this
sector.
Innovative technology solutions
for sustainability
Desalination
Energía Solar, 1
Palmas Altas
41014 Seville (Spain)
Phone. (+34) 954 93 70 00
www.abengoa.com
Brackish water desalination plant of El Atabal in Malaga, Spain

2. Desalination provides an inexhaustible the world every day. Desalination can scale desalination plants. These
alternative source of water in parts of also be used to treat river water, contracts vary from 15 to 25 years in
the world where supplies are scarce and brackish groundwater and urban Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Ghana, India
becoming increasingly so as a result of wastewater, and to recycle water with and China, and will supply water to
climate change. The desalination conductivity problems and/or which almost eight million people during
process eliminates salt from water so contain high levels of specific operation of those contracts.
that it can be used for human contaminants such as nitrates, bromates
consumption or in production processes and trihalomethane.
(agriculture, industry, tertiary sector).
With more than 70 years of experience
Desalination is an economical, modular, in the water sector and a permanent
environmentally-friendly alternative investment in R&D, Abengoa is among
which helps us to ensure that water is the worldwide leaders in the
constantly available for human development of desalination. We have
consumption, and other fresh water major projects in key markets including
needs. USA, Middle East, Africa, India, China,
Latin America and Europe.
Desalination has been used to help
boost water supplies during periods of Due to a solid capacity in investment,
severe shortage all over the world. Abengoa currently runs and owns eight
More than 60 million cubic meters of concessions and contracts for the
desalinated water are produced around operation and maintenance of large
A real alternative
Desalination
Although other technologies are therefore adapt each solution to the §Water intakes and pretreatments
available, reverse osmosis is the most needs of its customers: according to process and location
commercially used for large scale requirements
desalination projects. By using reverse §Thermal or membrane (RO, NF, RED)
osmosis we can decrease investment desalination §Treatment or refining of the water
and operation costs, compared to other produced for each specific use
technologies. This technology results in §Energy efficient configurations,
finished water product and brine. designed specifically for the life cycle §Environmentally-friendly effluent
Depending on the source of water, the of each plant management and treatment of waste
proportions of the finished water and produced by the desalination process.
brine vary between 30 and 85 to 90 %.
Abengoa has constructed plants in USA,
India, China, Algeria and southern
Spain that produce more than 1.5
million cubic meters of desalinated
water per day using reverse osmosis
technology.
Because our profitability is measured in
units of saved energy, efficiency and in
how much we reduce environmental
impact, Abengoa is always looking for
more technologically-efficient
solutions. Worthy objectives deserve
the greatest investments, and Abengoa
has been in the top ten of desalination
companies for more than a decade. In
this way, it can maintain its position as
a global leader and ensure that the
solutions that it builds provide
examples of sustainability and technical
excellence.
Abengoa is able to grow and develop
by constantly carrying out research, and
the company strives to offer a top-
quality service at all times. Abengoa's
portfolio of projects is the largest and
most impressive in the sector, making it
a global leader in the water treatment
industry. Abengoa provides a wide
range of technical services and can
Technology
The most advanced in the world
Abengoa's answer
More than 1.5 million cubic meters of desalinated
water per day
Innovative technology solutions for sustainability
Spain 3
m /day
El Atabal 165,000
Carboneras 120,000
Cartagena 65,000
Baix Llobregat 60,000
Almería 50,000
Las Palmas 28,600
Les Fonts 7,500
Precosa 1,000
Villaricos 1,000
Valverde 600
Africa 3
m /day
Honaine. Algeria 200,000
Ténès. Algeria 200,000
Skikda. Algeria 100,000
Agadir. Morocco 100,000
Accra. Ghana 60,000
Sousa. Libya 13,500
United States
3
Donna 9,500 m /day
Middle East & Asia 3
m /day
Qingdao. China 100,000
Chennai. India 100,000
Al-Khafji. Saudi Arabia 60,000
Barka I. Oman 45,000
ABENGOA Capacities and main references
Main references
Abengoa specializes in complex turn-key projects. It has an integrated business model that constitutes a crucial competitive advantage
guaranteeing customer satisfaction and the fulfillment of time schedules, budgets and performance. Additionally, Abengoa offers high value
services such as technical consulting and invests in R&D, aiming to improve the performance of existing products and the develop of completely
new technologies.
Integration
Engineering Construction O&M
Manufacturing
& Procurement
Financing
Risk management
Development
Latin America
3
AES Gener. Chile 4,800 m /day
Seawater desalination plant of Carboneras in Almería, Spain
Seawater desalination plant in Chennai, India
Seawater desalination plant of Cartagena in Murcia, Spain
Seawater desalination plant of Cartagena in Murcia, Spain

3. Desalination provides an inexhaustible the world every day. Desalination can scale desalination plants. These
alternative source of water in parts of also be used to treat river water, contracts vary from 15 to 25 years in
the world where supplies are scarce and brackish groundwater and urban Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Ghana, India
becoming increasingly so as a result of wastewater, and to recycle water with and China, and will supply water to
climate change. The desalination conductivity problems and/or which almost eight million people during
process eliminates salt from water so contain high levels of specific operation of those contracts.
that it can be used for human contaminants such as nitrates, bromates
consumption or in production processes and trihalomethane.
(agriculture, industry, tertiary sector).
With more than 70 years of experience
Desalination is an economical, modular, in the water sector and a permanent
environmentally-friendly alternative investment in R&D, Abengoa is among
which helps us to ensure that water is the worldwide leaders in the
constantly available for human development of desalination. We have
consumption, and other fresh water major projects in key markets including
needs. USA, Middle East, Africa, India, China,
Latin America and Europe.
Desalination has been used to help
boost water supplies during periods of Due to a solid capacity in investment,
severe shortage all over the world. Abengoa currently runs and owns eight
More than 60 million cubic meters of concessions and contracts for the
desalinated water are produced around operation and maintenance of large
A real alternative
Desalination
Although other technologies are therefore adapt each solution to the §Water intakes and pretreatments
available, reverse osmosis is the most needs of its customers: according to process and location
commercially used for large scale requirements
desalination projects. By using reverse §Thermal or membrane (RO, NF, RED)
osmosis we can decrease investment desalination §Treatment or refining of the water
and operation costs, compared to other produced for each specific use
technologies. This technology results in §Energy efficient configurations,
finished water product and brine. designed specifically for the life cycle §Environmentally-friendly effluent
Depending on the source of water, the of each plant management and treatment of waste
proportions of the finished water and produced by the desalination process.
brine vary between 30 and 85 to 90 %.
Abengoa has constructed plants in USA,
India, China, Algeria and southern
Spain that produce more than 1.5
million cubic meters of desalinated
water per day using reverse osmosis
technology.
Because our profitability is measured in
units of saved energy, efficiency and in
how much we reduce environmental
impact, Abengoa is always looking for
more technologically-efficient
solutions. Worthy objectives deserve
the greatest investments, and Abengoa
has been in the top ten of desalination
companies for more than a decade. In
this way, it can maintain its position as
a global leader and ensure that the
solutions that it builds provide
examples of sustainability and technical
excellence.
Abengoa is able to grow and develop
by constantly carrying out research, and
the company strives to offer a top-
quality service at all times. Abengoa's
portfolio of projects is the largest and
most impressive in the sector, making it
a global leader in the water treatment
industry. Abengoa provides a wide
range of technical services and can
Technology
The most advanced in the world
Abengoa's answer
More than 1.5 million cubic meters of desalinated
water per day
Innovative technology solutions for sustainability
Spain 3
m /day
El Atabal 165,000
Carboneras 120,000
Cartagena 65,000
Baix Llobregat 60,000
Almería 50,000
Las Palmas 28,600
Les Fonts 7,500
Precosa 1,000
Villaricos 1,000
Valverde 600
Africa 3
m /day
Honaine. Algeria 200,000
Ténès. Algeria 200,000
Skikda. Algeria 100,000
Agadir. Morocco 100,000
Accra. Ghana 60,000
Sousa. Libya 13,500
United States
3
Donna 9,500 m /day
Middle East & Asia 3
m /day
Qingdao. China 100,000
Chennai. India 100,000
Al-Khafji. Saudi Arabia 60,000
Barka I. Oman 45,000
ABENGOA Capacities and main references
Main references
Abengoa specializes in complex turn-key projects. It has an integrated business model that constitutes a crucial competitive advantage
guaranteeing customer satisfaction and the fulfillment of time schedules, budgets and performance. Additionally, Abengoa offers high value
services such as technical consulting and invests in R&D, aiming to improve the performance of existing products and the develop of completely
new technologies.
Integration
Engineering Construction O&M
Manufacturing
& Procurement
Financing
Risk management
Development
Latin America
3
AES Gener. Chile 4,800 m /day
Seawater desalination plant of Carboneras in Almería, Spain
Seawater desalination plant in Chennai, India
Seawater desalination plant of Cartagena in Murcia, Spain
Seawater desalination plant of Cartagena in Murcia, Spain

4. Desalination provides an inexhaustible the world every day. Desalination can scale desalination plants. These
alternative source of water in parts of also be used to treat river water, contracts vary from 15 to 25 years in
the world where supplies are scarce and brackish groundwater and urban Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Ghana, India
becoming increasingly so as a result of wastewater, and to recycle water with and China, and will supply water to
climate change. The desalination conductivity problems and/or which almost eight million people during
process eliminates salt from water so contain high levels of specific operation of those contracts.
that it can be used for human contaminants such as nitrates, bromates
consumption or in production processes and trihalomethane.
(agriculture, industry, tertiary sector).
With more than 70 years of experience
Desalination is an economical, modular, in the water sector and a permanent
environmentally-friendly alternative investment in R&D, Abengoa is among
which helps us to ensure that water is the worldwide leaders in the
constantly available for human development of desalination. We have
consumption, and other fresh water major projects in key markets including
needs. USA, Middle East, Africa, India, China,
Latin America and Europe.
Desalination has been used to help
boost water supplies during periods of Due to a solid capacity in investment,
severe shortage all over the world. Abengoa currently runs and owns eight
More than 60 million cubic meters of concessions and contracts for the
desalinated water are produced around operation and maintenance of large
A real alternative
Desalination
Although other technologies are therefore adapt each solution to the §Water intakes and pretreatments
available, reverse osmosis is the most needs of its customers: according to process and location
commercially used for large scale requirements
desalination projects. By using reverse §Thermal or membrane (RO, NF, RED)
osmosis we can decrease investment desalination §Treatment or refining of the water
and operation costs, compared to other produced for each specific use
technologies. This technology results in §Energy efficient configurations,
finished water product and brine. designed specifically for the life cycle §Environmentally-friendly effluent
Depending on the source of water, the of each plant management and treatment of waste
proportions of the finished water and produced by the desalination process.
brine vary between 30 and 85 to 90 %.
Abengoa has constructed plants in USA,
India, China, Algeria and southern
Spain that produce more than 1.5
million cubic meters of desalinated
water per day using reverse osmosis
technology.
Because our profitability is measured in
units of saved energy, efficiency and in
how much we reduce environmental
impact, Abengoa is always looking for
more technologically-efficient
solutions. Worthy objectives deserve
the greatest investments, and Abengoa
has been in the top ten of desalination
companies for more than a decade. In
this way, it can maintain its position as
a global leader and ensure that the
solutions that it builds provide
examples of sustainability and technical
excellence.
Abengoa is able to grow and develop
by constantly carrying out research, and
the company strives to offer a top-
quality service at all times. Abengoa's
portfolio of projects is the largest and
most impressive in the sector, making it
a global leader in the water treatment
industry. Abengoa provides a wide
range of technical services and can
Technology
The most advanced in the world
Abengoa's answer
More than 1.5 million cubic meters of desalinated
water per day
Innovative technology solutions for sustainability
Spain 3
m /day
El Atabal 165,000
Carboneras 120,000
Cartagena 65,000
Baix Llobregat 60,000
Almería 50,000
Las Palmas 28,600
Les Fonts 5,000
Precosa 1,000
Villaricos 1,000
Valverde 600
Africa 3
m /day
Honaine. Algeria 200,000
Ténès. Algeria 200,000
Skikda. Algeria 100,000
Agadir. Morocco 100,000
Accra. Ghana 60,000
Sousa. Libya 13,500
United States
3
Donna 9,500 m /day
Middle East & Asia 3
m /day
Qingdao. China 100,000
Chennai. India 100,000
Al-Khafji. Saudi Arabia 60,000
Barka I. Oman 45,000
ABENGOA Capacities and main references
Main references
Abengoa specializes in complex turn-key projects. It has an integrated business model that constitutes a crucial competitive advantage
guaranteeing customer satisfaction and the fulfillment of time schedules, budgets and performance. Additionally, Abengoa offers high value
services such as technical consulting and invests in R&D, aiming to improve the performance of existing products and the develop of completely
new technologies.
Integration
Engineering Construction O&M
Manufacturing
& Procurement
Financing
Risk management
Development
Latin America
3
AES Gener. Chile 4,800 m /day
Seawater desalination plant of Carboneras in Almería, Spain
Seawater desalination plant in Chennai, India
Seawater desalination plant of Cartagena in Murcia, Spain
Seawater desalination plant of Cartagena in Murcia, Spain

5. Abengoa is an international
company that applies innovative
technology solutions for
sustainability in the energy and
environment sectors. It is
organized into three different
activities: engineering and
construction, concession-type
infrastructures and industrial
production. In engineering and
construction Abengoa has more
than 70 years of experience in the
market, and it specializes in
carrying out complex turn-key
projects.
In the water and environmental
sector, Abengoa is a world-leading
company in design, engineering,
and construction of hydraulic and
environmental infrastructures,
desalination and water or waste
treatment plants. Due to
development of its own
technology, Abengoa is
consolidated as one of the leading
companies in large infrastructure
systems management, thus
offering integral solutions in this
sector.
Innovative technology solutions
for sustainability
Desalination
Energía Solar, 1
Palmas Altas
41014 Seville (Spain)
Phone. (+34) 954 93 70 00
www.abengoa.com
Brackish water desalination plant of El Atabal in Malaga, Spain

6. Abengoa is an international
company that applies innovative
technology solutions for
sustainability in the energy and
environment sectors. It is
organized into three different
activities: engineering and
construction, concession-type
infrastructures and industrial
production. In engineering and
construction Abengoa has more
than 70 years of experience in the
market, and it specializes in
carrying out complex turn-key
projects.
In the water and environmental
sector, Abengoa is a world-leading
company in design, engineering,
and construction of hydraulic and
environmental infrastructures,
desalination and water or waste
treatment plants. Due to
development of its own
technology, Abengoa is
consolidated as one of the leading
companies in large infrastructure
systems management, thus
offering integral solutions in this
sector.
Innovative technology solutions
for sustainability
Desalination
Energía Solar, 1
Palmas Altas
41014 Seville (Spain)
Phone. (+34) 954 93 70 00
www.abengoa.com
Brackish water desalination plant of El Atabal in Malaga, Spain