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Other operating income and expenses (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2018
Other operating income and expenses [Abstract] |
Other operating income | The table below shows the detail of Other operating income and expenses for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2018, and 2017:
Other Operating income | For the six-month period ended June 30, |
| 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
| ($ in thousands) |
Grants (see Note 16) |  |  | 29,719 |  |  |  | 29,882 |
Income from various services and insurance proceeds |  |  | 16,384 |  |  |  | 10,431 |
Income from the purchase of the long-term operation and maintenance payable to Abengoa (see Note 11) |  |  | 38,955 |  |  |  | - |
Total |  |  | 85,058 |  |  |  | 40,313 |
Other operating expenses |
Other Operating expenses |  | For the six-month period ended June 30, |
|  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
|  | ($ in thousands) |
Leases and fees |  |  | (1,033 | ) |  |  | (3,298 | )
Operation and maintenance |  |  | (71,367 | ) |  |  | (57,191 | )
Independent professional services |  |  | (15,714 | ) |  |  | (10,540 | )
Supplies |  |  | (13,152 | ) |  |  | (12,571 | )
Insurance |  |  | (12,606 | ) |  |  | (11,573 | )
Levies and duties |  |  | (21,957 | ) |  |  | (31,476 | )
Other expenses |  |  | (5,397 | ) |  |  | (2,136 | )
Total |  |  | (141,226 | ) |  |  | (128,785 | )

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