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 Headquarters inMadrid | |
| Company type | Sociedad Anónima |
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| BMAD: ANA | |
| ISIN | ES0125220311 |
| Industry | Infrastructure (construction, water, industrial and services) andrenewable energy |
| Founded | 1997(1931 Entrecanales y Távora) |
| Headquarters | Alcobendas, Spain |
Key people | José Manuel Entrecanales (chairman and CEO) |
| Products | Infrastructure (construction, water, industrial and services) andrenewable energy |
| Revenue |  €8.104 billion(2021)[1] |
| €829 million(2021)[1] | |
 €332 million(2021)[1] | |
| Total assets | €19.603 billion(2021)[1] |
| Total equity | €5.557 billion(2021)[1] |
Number of employees | 41,664(average, 2021)[1] |
| Subsidiaries | Acciona Energía |
| Website | www |
Acciona, S.A. (Spanish pronunciation:[aɣˈθjona]) is a Spanish multinational conglomerate dedicated to the development and management of infrastructure (construction, water, industrial and services) and renewable energy. The company, via subsidiaryAcciona Energía, produces 21 terawatt-hours of renewable electricity a year.[2]
The company was founded in 1997 through the merger ofEntrecanales y Tavora andCubiertas y MZOV. The company's headquarters is inAlcobendas,Community of Madrid, Spain. The company's U.S. operations are headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
The Company employs 30,000 professionals, and it is to be found in 30 countries on five continents. The company isIBEX 35-listed and an industry benchmark.
The company can trace its origins back toMZOV, a firm founded in 1862. In 1978MZOV merged withCubiertas y Tejados, a business founded in 1916, to formCubiertas y MZOV.[3] In 1997 the company merged withEntrecanales y Tavora, a firm founded in 1931, to formNECSO Entrecanales Cubiertas S.A.. It was subsequently renamedAcciona.[4]
In September 2020, Acciona purchasedLendlease's Australian engineering business.[5][6][7]
In July 2022, the company was fined €29.4 million, along with five other contractors, by theComisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC) for bidding collusion in public tenders for building and civil infrastructure works.[8]
The group is organised as follows:[9]
Acciona obtained the distinctiveRobecoSAM Silver Class 2015 in the Electric Utilities sector under the Sustainability Yearbook 2015[10] for its best practices in sustainability. It has also been included in the CDP Climate Leadership Index 2014 Performance index, which lists the 187 world companies that have received the highest rating for its performance in the fight against climate change.[11]
Major projects involving the company include theTorre Europa completed in 1985,[12] theTing Kau Bridge in Hong Kong completed in 1998,[13] theGare do Oriente in Lisbon completed in 1998,[14]El Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe completed in 2000,[15] theGerman Chancellery completed in 2001,[16] theKing Abdullah University Hospital completed in 2002,[17] theAlqueva Dam completed in 2002,[18] and theEl Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía completed in 2005.[19]
As part of aPublic Private Partnership with theNew South Wales State Government, Acciona was responsible for delivering the infrastructure for the SydneyCBD and South East Light Rail project which was completed in April 2020.[20] Acciona is suing the government seeking $1.1 billion in additional funding, claiming the government minimized the amount of subterranean utility works that would be required.[21]
Another Public Private Partnership has been signed with theSão Paulo State Government under which Acciona undertook the construction works for and operateSão Paulo MetroLine 6-Orange which is due to be partially opened in 2026.[22][23]
In January 2018 Acciona signed a 100 million euros loan with the European Investment Bank.[24] TheEuropean Fund for Strategic Investments is a European Union initiative designed to provide financial support for innovative companies. EFSI works with companies which are considered risky because their untested technologies or have products with a limited track record. Acciona will use the loan to expand its research in renewable energy, infrastructure, water and digitalisation to increase efficiency in the construction and operation of its electricity-generation plants. It will also develop sustainable biological water treatment and purification processes and develop ways to recycle waste and in building environmentally friendly infrastructure.[2][24]
The company is testing prefabricated components which are lighter and less expensive to transport whilst maintaining high strength. Acciona built the first lighthouse in the world constructed of prefabricated products, in Valencia, Spain.[2]
In August 2022, the company won a contract worth about 485 million euros for theVictoria Park-Canning Level Crossing Removal Project to upgrade theArmadale line inPerth, Western Australia. This involved eliminating sixlevel crossings along the train line and rebuilding five stations.[25]
In November 2020, it was announced that multiple-timeWorld Rally Championship andDakar Rally championCarlos Sainz Sr. would team up with QEV Technologies to form Acciona |Sainz XE Team to join theall-electric SUVoff-road racing seriesExtreme E in theinaugural season with Sainz alongside multiple-time Women's Trial World Champion and Women's Trial European ChampionLaia Sanz as the drivers line-up.[26] The team finished in sixth and third in the teams' championship in the 2021 and2022 seasons respectively. In the2023 season, the team won their first race in Extreme E in Round 2 at theDesert X-Prix.[27]
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