Mission

In Spain, desalination also has a long history that began in the Canary Islands in the 70s of the last century. In Spain, reverse osmosis was opted for in the early 1980s, with our country being a pioneer in the development of this technology. In the 90s, due to the great drought that our country suffered in those years, desalination was imported to the peninsula, facilities began to be developed in Andalusia, Murcia and the Valencian Community. The public initiative was initially oriented towards the demand for water for supply, but already in those years the main desalination plants for agricultural use were built.

Already in this century, the Government of Spain promoted the Water program, as a result of which the largest desalination plants in Europe, located in Spanish territory, were built.

The largest desalination facilities we have are those in Torrevieja (240,000 m3/day) and Llobregat in Barcelona (175,000 m3/day).

According to the information provided by AEDYR (Spanish Association of Desalination and Reuse), Spain is the fourth country in the production capacity of desalinated water, only behind Saudi Arabia, the United States and the United Arab Emirates, with an installed capacity of about 5,000,000 m3/day.