# FCC Aqualia consortium wins contract for Sonora desalination plant

A consortium led by FCC Aqualia and its Mexican subsidiary Aqualia México won a 767 million peso ($39.3 million) contract to build, operate and maintain a desalination plant in Sonora, Mexico. The 20-year PPP contract is scheduled to be signed on February 15, 2018, with construction starting in Q1 2018 and operation by Q4 2019.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2017-12-22
- Where: Sonora state (Guaymas and Empalme municipalities), Mexico
- Value: $39.3M (767.0M MXN)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 200 l/s (6.3 million cubic meters per year)
- Products: desalinated water
- Sectors: [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [FCC Aqualia](https://endata.com/companies/26911.md)
- [Aqualia México](https://endata.com/companies/29000.md)

## Sources

- [bnamericas.com](https://www.bnamericas.com/en/news/mexico-awards-contract-for-sonoras-desal-plant1), 2017-12-22: "A consortium comprised of Spanish water solutions firm FCC Aqualia and its Mexican subsidiary Aqualia México on Wednesday won the contract to build a 767mn-peso (US$39.3mn) desalination plant in the northern state of Sonora."

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