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Financial instruments by category (Tables)

12 Months Ended

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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