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Investments carried under the equity method | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018
Investments carried under the equity method [Abstract] |
Investments carried under the equity method | Note 7. - Investments carried under the equity method The table below shows the breakdown of the investments held in associates as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017:
|  | Balance as of September 30, |  |  | Balance as of December 31, |
|  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
|  | ($ in thousands) |
Evacuación Valdecaballeros, S.L. |  |  | 8,855 |  |  |  | 9,175 |
Myah Bahr Honaine, S.P.A.(*) |  |  | 42,840 |  |  |  | 43,365 |
Pectonex, R.F. Proprietary Limited |  |  | 3,081 |  |  |  | 3,244 |
Evacuación Villanueva del Rey, S.L |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Total |  |  | 54,776 |  |  |  | 55,784 |
(*) Myah Bahr Honaine, S.P.A., the project entity, is 51% owned by Geida Tlemcen, S.L. which is accounted for using the equity method in these consolidated condensed interim financial statements. Geida Tlemcen, S.L. is 50% owned by Atlantica.

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