Grupo Cox

Water and energy across a global portfolio

Grupo Cox is a vertically integrated global utility operating in two major fields: water and energy. In water, its work spans the full cycle, from desalination and drinking-water treatment to wastewater treatment, industrial water, water infrastructure, and irrigation. In energy, it works in photovoltaic and concentrated solar power generation, bioenergy, electrical infrastructure, and transmission. The company reports operations in the Americas, Europe, and the Middle East and Africa (MEA).

Activities and Capabilities

• Water: desalination, drinking-water treatment, wastewater treatment, industrial water, water infrastructure, and irrigation.
• Energy: photovoltaic and concentrated solar power generation, bioenergy, transmission, and electrification through electrical infrastructure.

Selected Projects

• Taweelah, Abu Dhabi: 909,218 cubic meters per day, described as the world's largest reverse-osmosis desalination plant, with a photovoltaic solar field of more than 70 MWp. It was named Desalination Plant of the Year 2023 at the Global Water Awards.
• Agadir, Morocco: 275,000 cubic meters per day, designed to supply both drinking water and irrigation; in 2019, the International Desalination Association recognized it as its best public-private partnership.
• Jubail 3A: 600,000 cubic meters per day and Desalination Plant of the Year 2024 at the Global Water Awards.
• Rabigh 3, Saudi Arabia: 600,000 cubic meters per day on the Red Sea coast.
• Accra, Ghana: 60,000 cubic meters per day of drinking water.

Expansion and Corporate Profile

The company has announced projects and awards in several markets: construction in Mexico of what it describes as Latin America's largest desalination plant, valued at $304 million; an energy generation and storage project in Guatemala valued at $126 million; a 20-year wind-power supply contract in Panama worth more than $350 million; a €300 million transmission concession in Brazil; its first desalination plant in Taiwan; and the acquisition of the Khi Solar One concentrated solar plant in South Africa, with a capacity of 50 MW. Grupo Cox is headquartered in Seville and publishes stock-market, financial, and corporate-governance information, including communications to Spain's National Securities Market Commission (CNMV), annual accounts, results reports, dividend policy, debt issues, and ratings. Its sustainability strategy includes Net Zero goals, EU taxonomy disclosures, and related metrics.

Contact

The company's contact channels include email addresses for investor relations, communications, and sustainability.