WE TAKE CARE OF WATER FOR A BETTER PLANET
Water care is indispensable in contributing to the Global Goals and in responding to water scarcity, one of humanity's greatest challenges. We work to ensure sustainable water management and universal access to this resource.
WE GUARANTEE ACCESS TO WATER AND ITS SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT
ACCIONA is putting its innovative and technical potential into action to create solutions to water scarcity, sanitation problems, access to this vital resource and increased demand. Water treatment for a sustainable future.
The company leads the water treatment sector through its design, construction and operation of drinking water treatment plants, waste water treatment plants, reverse osmosis desalination plants and tertiary treatments for water reuse, and has reinforced its focus on services for cities.
Water scarcity affects nearly half of the world's population and threatens to spread, driven by global warming. 2,2 million people do not have access to drinking water and 3,5 billion do not have access to basic sanitation. To help solve this problem, ACCIONA explores innovative solutions and applies the latest technologies in water treatment in parallel with the drive to digitize the sector, which it considers essential to bring about more efficient and sustainable water treatment processes.
Our water solutions:
Volume of managed water
559.82
Hm³ of desalinated water in 2024
128.95
Hm³ of drinking water in 2024
649.14
Hm³ of treated waste water in 2024
1,362.71
Hm³ total volume of treated water in 2024
55%
of the water treated in water stressed countries
+170M
people have benefited from our services throughout history
559.82
Hm³ of desalinated water in 2024
128.95
Hm³ of drinking water in 2024
649.14
Hm³ of treated waste water in 2024
1,362.71
Hm³ total volume of treated water in 2024
55%
of the water treated in water stressed countries
+170M
people have benefited from our services throughout history
WE MANAGE THE INTEGRAL WATER CYCLE
1. Water collection
From different sources
2. Desalination
Removal of salt and other minerals from sea water or brackish water to make it fit for irrigation or human consumption
3. Purification
Water treatment for human consumption
Activity areas

We create sustainable treatment and reuse solutions to help ensure that the water is of the highest quality when it is returned to the environment and to achieve the best and most widespread use of the treated water.

We are specialists in the development and application of reverse osmosis technology to desalinate water, so tackling the problem of water scarcity. We cover the entire life cycle of the project: design, construction, commissioning, operation and maintenance of the sea or brackish water treatment plant.

We have built more than 125 drinking water treatment plants with a total capacity of 7.5 million m³/day which supplies more than 39 million people.

We are present at all stages of the water cycle, making it fit for human consumption, supplying the population, purifying waste and industrial waters and applying water reuse technologies.

As leaders in the end-to-end water cycle, we focus on sustainable and innovative technologies to guarantee the water supply for agriculture and irrigation associations. In addition, the digitalisation of the agricultural sector allows us to progress towards more efficient, sustainable and inclusive systems, where the focus is on the quantity and quality of the irrigation water and the efficient use of fertilisers.
Work with us
Madrid
18 Sept 2026
Las funciones principales y tareas principales de la posición son: Muestreo y preparación de la muestra. Análisis químicos. Análisis instrumental. Ensayos físicos. Ensayos fisicoquímicos. Ensayos microbiológicos. Ensayos biotecnológicos. Calidad y seguridad en el laboratorio. Inglés Profesional (Gra...
Barcelona
18 Sept 2026
Las principales funciones asociadas a la posición son: Ejecución de las actividades técnicas relacionadas con el diseño, construcción y puesta en marcha de plantas piloto de desalinización, tratamiento de agua y biogás. Ingeniería de detalle (dar las instrucciones y supervisar al delineante para la...
Madrid
17 Sept 2026
Funciones principales del puesto: Responsabilidad técnica y de ejecución de los proyectos del area. Coordinación del equipo técnico. Generación y mantenimiento de estándares técnicos. Formación y certificación del equipo bajo su responsabilidad. Mantenimiento y dimensionamiento del equipo para adapt...
Latest news on water projects
2 Sept 2026
The signing ceremony, held in João Pessoa (PB), was attended by Governor Lucas Ribeiro, ACCIONA exec...
4 Aug 2026
The measures will significantly increase the wastewater treatment capacity of the Tróia peninsula, p...
18 May 2026
The Paraíba Water and Sewerage Company has awarded ACCIONA the contract for water and sewerage servi...
Latest articles
27 Jul 2026
The two facilities, which are part of Batch I for the Tagus and Tajuña river basins, provide a servi...
15 Jun 2026
ACCIONA's work will include the development and implementation of a commissioning management system,...
26 May 2026
The contract covers 1,700 hectares and will serve 230 farmers.
Sustainability for all

How should we prepare for drought at a time when water is plentiful?
When reservoirs are full and water seems to be in abundance, headlines about drought disappear from newspapers. However, experts agree that the most important decisions to deal with water scarcity should not be made during crises, but much earlier. Can we take advantage of times when water is readily available to defend ourselves against the next drought?
