Note 12.- Cash and cash equivalents

The following table shows the detail of Cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2017 and 2016:

	Balance as of December 31,
	2017		2016
Cash at bank and on hand		669,387		594,811
Total		669,387		594,811

Cash includes funds held to satisfy the customary requirements of certain non-recourse debt agreements within the Company´s projects amounting to $263 million.

The following breakdown shows the main currencies in which cash and cash equivalent balances are denominated:

	Balance as of December 31,
Currency	2017		2016
U.S. dollar		319,400		343,954
Euro		288,625		196,382
Algerian Dinar		13,628		10,736
South African Rand		40,999		39,689
Others		6,735		4,050
Total		669,387		594,811