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Financial instruments by category (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Financial instruments by category [Abstract] |
Financial assets |
|  | Notes |  |  | Loans and receivables / payables |  |  | Available for sale financial assets |  |  | Hedging derivatives |  |  | Balance as of December 31, 2017 |
Derivative assets |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 8,230 |  |  |  | 8,230 |
Investment in Ten West Link |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,088 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 2,088 |
Abengoa debt and Equity instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1,715 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1,715 |
Other financial investments |  |  |  |  |  |  | 243,347 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 243,347 |
Clients and other receivables |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | 244,449 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 244,449 |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  | 12 |  |  |  | 669,387 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 669,387 |
Total financial assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,159,271 |  |  |  | 1,715 |  |  |  | 8,230 |  |  |  | 1,169,216 |
|  | Notes |  |  | Loans and receivables / payables |  |  | Available for sale financial assets |  |  | Hedging derivatives |  |  | Balance as of December 31, 2016 |
Derivative assets |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 3,822 |  |  |  | 3,822 |
Preferred equity in ACBH |  |  |  |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 30,488 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 30,488 |
Other financial investments |  |  |  |  |  |  | 263,501 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 263,501 |
Clients and other receivables |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | 207,621 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 207,621 |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  | 12 |  |  |  | 594,811 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 594,811 |
Total financial assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,065,933 |  |  |  | 30,488 |  |  |  | 3,822 |  |  |  | 1,100,243 |
Financial liabilities |
Corporate debt |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | 643,083 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 643,083 |
Project debt |  |  | 15 |  |  |  | 5,475,208 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 5,475,208 |
Related parties – non-current |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | 141,031 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 141,031 |
Trade and other current liabilities |  |  | 17 |  |  |  | 155,144 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 155,144 |
Derivative liabilities |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 329,731 |  |  |  | 329,731 |
Total financial liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,414,466 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 329,731 |  |  |  | 6,744,197 |
Corporate debt |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | 668,201 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 668,201 |
Project debt |  |  | 15 |  |  |  | 5,330,467 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 5,330,467 |
Related parties – non-current |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | 101,750 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 101,750 |
Trade and other current liabilities |  |  | 17 |  |  |  | 160,505 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 160,505 |
Derivative liabilities |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 349,266 |  |  |  | 349,266 |
Total financial liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,260,923 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 349,266 |  |  |  | 6,610,189 |

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