# AcuaMed to expand Torrevieja desalination plant for €108M

The Spanish cabinet awarded AcuaMed a contract worth approximately €108 million to expand the Torrevieja desalination plant in Alicante, increasing capacity from 80 Hm3/year to 120 Hm3/year. Construction is scheduled to take two years.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-12-13
- Where: Torrevieja, Alicante, Spain
- Value: $117.0M (108.0M EUR)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: increase from 80 Hm3/year to 120 Hm3/year
- Products: desalinated water
- Sectors: [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [AcuaMed](https://endata.com/companies/74412.md)

## Sources

- [smartwatermagazine.com](https://smartwatermagazine.com/news/smart-water-magazine/spain-authorises-acuamed-expand-torrevieja-desalination-plant-eu108), 2023-12-13: "The Spanish cabinet, on Tuesday, awarded the Sociedad Estatal Aguas de las Cuencas Mediterráneas (the State Company AcuaMed), a contract worth approximately €108 million for the expansion works and operation, as well as the maintenance service of the Torrevieja desalination plant."

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