ACCIONA joins Telco Build

ACCIONA is a leader in the development and management of infrastructure, water, services and renewable energy. Listed on the Spanish blue-chip INDEX 35 index (ANA.MC) it is a public company with over 33,550 employees in more than 30 countries in five continents.

ACCIONA's positioning as a pioneer in development and sustainability expresses its capacity to respond to the challenge of achieving sustainable development across all its business areas. One of ACCIONA's specific commitments is to reduce gradually its climate footprint and lead the transition to a low-carbon economy. As such, ACCIONA's activities and businesses avoided the emission of a total of 16.3 million tonnes of CO2 to the atmosphere in 2014.

ACCIONA has invested more than A$650 million in our Australian operations since 2002 and employed more than 500 people across the country. Renewable energy, infrastructure and water projects are planned over the next four years which will contribute to Australia’s development and build on our achievements to date.

ACCIONA Energy has built and owns three wind farms in Australia, one through a joint venture, and has developed a strong pipeline of projects for construction. The wind farms at Waubra in Victoria, Gunning in New South Wales and Cathedral Rocks in South Australia produce 304.5MW of green energy, equivalent to the energy needs of 205,000 households. ACCIONA is also providing engineering, construction and operational services on the 20MW Royalla solar project near Canberra.

ACCIONA Infrastructure has completed the landmark Legacy Way transport project in Brisbane, Queensland, Acciona is also currently delivering The Warrell Creek to Nambucca Pacific highway project in NSW in a Joint Venture and the Pumicestone Road project on the Bruce Highway north of Brisbane. It is also part of a consortium that has started work on the CBD and South East Light Rail project in Sydney and the Toowoomba Second Range Crossing road PPP, with several teams working on various bids in QLD, NSW, VIC and WA.

ACCIONA Agua is a 50% participant of the joint venture operating the Adelaide Desalination Plant (300 MLD) for SA Water. ACCIONA is also a participant in the Joint Venture Helena Water and ATJV that is responsible for the finance, design, construction, operation and maintenance of the Mundaring Water Treatment Plant (165MLD) project near Perth. The ACCIONA team is bidding for water services and design build-operate contract in Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands and Southeast Asia.