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In 2011, ACCIONA strengthened growth in other countries
04/23/2012In 2011, ACCIONA continued to expand worldwide. To overcome tough international challenges, the Company has developed a number of global, sustainable and end-to-end solutions aimed at meeting society's most pressing needs regarding infrastructure, water and renewable energies.
In 2011, ACCIONA continued to expand worldwide. To overcome tough international challenges, the Company has developed a number of global, sustainable and end-to-end solutions aimed at meeting society's most pressing needs regarding infrastructure, water and renewable energies.
ACCIONA's entire range of international operations is marked by the spirit of innovation, the will to collaborate, a commitment to local communities and, fundamentally, the desire to create shareholder value. The Company's push for international expansion is centered on eleven countries which, jointly, account for 40% of world GDP and 30% of the planet's population. Outside of Spain, ACCIONA's strategic markets are Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and USA in the Americas; Italy and Poland in Europe; the United Arab Emirates in the Middle East, and Australia and India in the Asia-Pacific region.
In each of these markets, ACCIONA has set up its own teams to carry out its core activities (renewable energies, infrastructure and water), enabling the Company to offer its clients genuinely end-to-end and sustainable solutions. At the same time, ACCIONA has begun to use its solid footing in each of these countries as a bridgehead towards other, new markets with favorable growth prospects.
International expansion
The challenges ACCIONA's Chief Global Business Development Officer, Fidel Andueza, has ample experience in international finance and investment and he uses it to identify and develop commercial and business opportunities that strengthen the Group's internationalization strategy. "ACCIONA is faced with the same challenges as any other company that's looking to expand beyond its borders. It has to become familiar with different business models and other country's customs; overcome entry barriers to attractive markets such as Brazil, India or USA, and take on huge competition from local and foreign companies, which squeezes margins. That's why we make permanent efforts to balance growth and profitability". "ACCIONA has taken measures to meet these challenges: it attempts to be more and more 'local' by taking on qualified local staff, it takes advantage of existing platforms to open the door for all of the Group's divisions, and moves into new areas where ACCIONA has something unique to offer. This strategy has worked well in Australia, for example, where our wealth of experience in energy and our local management team have helped our infrastructures and water arms to break into a market that foreign companies find difficult to enter.
ACCIONA Infrastructure
In 2011 ACCIONA Infrastructure continued to expand internationally owing to its strong presence in its traditional markets and thanks to its entry into new, highly dynamic markets. At year-end, the international area contributed 41% of the construction portfolio, while contracts obtained outside of Spain exceeded 50% of the division's overall figure. Last year, the division switched to new strategic focus: specialization in sectors with a strong technological component, such as ports projects and auxiliary work for the mining industry.
In 2011 we shifted our focus to specializing in projects involving a strong technological component, innovation and engineering
We bring considerable valueadded to these sectors thanks to our technological capacity, our R&D department's innovations and ACCIONA Engineering's wealth of experience, in conjunction with other ACCIONA divisions. This positive use of our abilities has helped the Company to achieve a solid international presence, leading to new contracts in 2011 in Brazil, Chile and Colombia. A prime example is the 400 million euro project in Brazil's Açu super-port, which is set to become Latin America's biggest shipyard and in which ACCIONA Infrastructure will provide engineering, construction and design. Other important projects include a deal with Chile's CAP, in cooperation with ACCIONA Agua, and three water contracts in Colombia, just a year after opening our offices in Bogota.
ACCIONA Energy
In 2011, a year of strong investment activity, ACCIONA's renewables activities were carried out mainly in overseas markets. Eighty-six percent of the Company's 701 MW of installed capacity were located outside of Spain. The figure is even higher for wind power: 93% of a total 656 MW of new installed capacity.
86% of the renewable energies ACCIONA Energy installed in 2011 were located outside of Spain
As a result, overseas assets, in accumulated terms, rose by five points in ACCIONA's renewables mix from 24% to 29%, coming to 2,393 MW; and saw a 6-point increase in wind power, from 27% to 33%, totaling 2,283 MW.
In 2011, ACCIONA installed power in twelve wind farms, eight of which were located overseas: three in Mexico (306 MW) and one each in USA (132 MW), India (56.1 MW), Australia (46.5 MW), Canada (40.5 MW) and Poland (38 MW). In Spain, the Company installed 46.5 MW in three wind farms, as well as bringing a 50 MW solar thermal (CSP) plant into operation. At year-end 2011, ACCIONA had a total 8,202 MW of installed capacity in renewable energies (not including 9 MW in co-generation plants) of which 5,809 MW are located in Spain and 2,393 MW are to be found in other countries. In wind power, the Company has a total 6,920 MW, of which 4,637 MW are located in Spain and 2,283 MW are overseas. In other renewables, ACCIONA has 64 MW of solar thermal (CSP) in the US and 45.8 MW of PV solar in Portugal.
ACCIONA Agua
ACCIONA Agua delivers the water needs of 50 million people in 20 countries. Its order book was worth 5,071 million euros in October 2011 with more than 300 wastewater treatment projects representing a total capacity of 10.5 cubic meters a day (m³/d), enough to serve a population equivalent of 46.1 million people.
ACCIONA Agua delivers the water needs of 50 million people in 20 countries
ACCIONA Agua is currently building water treatment plants (WTPs) in Australia, Chile, the Dominican Republic, Peru, Brazil, Venezuela, Algeria and Egypt, as well as the world's biggest wastewater treatment plant (42 m³/s) in the State of Mexico.
ACCIONA's water arm has more than 110 WTPs on its books, with a combined capacity of more than 6.5 million m³/d, capable of servicing more than 23.2 million people; more than 70 desalination plants, with an installed capacity of 1.8 million m³/d, and has been awarded more than 80 Operation and Maintenance contracts representing a total treatment capacity of 4.2 m³/d.
In 2012, ACCIONA Agua is set to target more countries for international expansion: the most noteworthy is India, where we already have offices and a commercial team. Recently, ACCIONA was awarded the Medellin (Colombia) WTP, one of the most important of its kind in Latin America.
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