Acosol
Acosol is a publicly owned Spanish water utility managing the complete water cycle—including desalination, treatment, distribution, sanitation, and regeneration—for approximately 1 million residents across eleven municipalities of the Costa del Sol Occidental under exclusive franchise from the Mancomunidad de Municipios.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1994
- HeadquartersMarbella, Spain
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2C
- OfferingServices
What Acosol does
Acosol, S.A. is a publicly owned water utility company founded in 1994 and wholly controlled by the Mancomunidad de Municipios de la Costa del Sol Occidental, a consortium of eleven municipalities in the province of Málaga, Spain. The company manages the complete water cycle—abstraction, treatment, high-level and low-level distribution, sanitation, wastewater treatment, and water regeneration—on an exclusive franchise basis across Benahavís, Benalmádena, Casares, Estepona, Fuengirola, Istán, Manilva, Marbella, Mijas, Ojén, and Torremolinos, serving approximately 1 million permanent residents that rise to 1.4 million during the summer tourist season.
The company's core infrastructure includes the ETAP Río Verde water treatment plant (capacity of 2.3 m³/second, in operation since 1972), the EDAM Marbella seawater desalination plant (56 million liters per day, commissioned in 1997 and the only desalination facility in Málaga province), seven wastewater treatment plants (EDARs) with the largest serving a population equivalent of over 400,000 inhabitants, and more than 90 kilometers of sewer network spanning from Manilva to Torremolinos. Acosol operates ISO 9001-certified laboratories performing over 140,000 water quality analyses per year and is pursuing ISO 17025 accreditation for its wastewater laboratories. Its Agua 360 digital transformation platform, funded by €3.29 million from Spain's PERTE Digitalización del Ciclo del Agua program, is deploying 51 digital actions including GIS, SCADA web data management, Big Data analytics, asset management, and cybersecurity modules. R&D initiatives include the LIFE Matrix managed aquifer recharge project (aiming to increase underground water resources by 15% and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 99%) and the TRIATHLON AI-based water quality monitoring project.
Acosol generates revenue through tiered monthly tariffs covering fixed service charges and variable consumption charges for domestic, industrial, commercial, construction, and official-body use cases, plus special surcharges for elevation and desalination. Additional revenue streams include transaction-based sales of regenerated wastewater for irrigation of golf courses and public green spaces—a practice developed over 20 years—and public infrastructure investment funded by the European Investment Bank (€175 million approved financing, the largest EIB water project in Spain for 2025) and EU NextGenerationEU funds. The company employs more than 400 people and is led by Consejera Delegada Matilde Mancha, with Marcelino Manzanares serving as Director of Operations.
Acosol firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Acosol
- Legal name
- Acosol, S.A.
- Website
- https://acosol.es
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1994
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- Acosol is a publicly owned Spanish water utility managing the complete water cycle—including desalination, treatment, distribution, sanitation, and regeneration—for approximately 1 million residents across eleven municipalities of the Costa del Sol Occidental under exclusive franchise from the Mancomunidad de Municipios.
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Acosol industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Water Utility Services
- NAICS
- Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213), Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (221310), Sewage Treatment Facilities (221320)
- SIC
- Water Supply (4941), Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900), Sanitary Services (4950)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Water Supply & Wastewater Utilities Administration (BPAIACAG)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Desalination Plant EPC, O&M & Performance Optimization (EUANAFAK), Onsite/Decentralized Reuse Utilities (District/Building‑Scale Reuse as a Service) (EUANAGAH)
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Where Acosol is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Marbella
- HQ country
- Spain
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices6 records
Markets served
Acosol business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2C
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain
Revenue model
- Water Supply Tariffs: Revenue from water supply services based on tiered tariffs for domestic, industrial, construction, and other uses. Fees include fixed service charges and variable consumption charges.
- Sanitation Services: Revenue from integral sanitation services covering sewage collection and treatment, billed through the same tariff system as water supply.
- Regenerated Water Sales: Revenue from sale of regenerated wastewater for irrigation of golf courses and public green areas, a practice that has been developed for over 20 years.
- Public Infrastructure Investment: Financing from European Investment Bank (€175 million) and EU NextGenerationEU funds for infrastructure modernization and digital transformation projects.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Monthly | Domestic use tariffs with tiered consumption blocks |
| Subscription | Monthly | Industrial and commercial use tariffs |
| Subscription | Monthly | Official government bodies tariffs |
| Subscription | Pay-as-you-go | Construction/works use tariffs |
| Unit Pricing | Monthly | Special surcharges for elevation and desalination |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels5 records
Marketing channels7 records
Acosol product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Acosol is the public water utility company of the Mancomunidad de Municipios de la Costa del Sol Occidental that manages the complete (integral) water cycle for 11 municipalities. It provides high-level and low-level drinking water supply (including operation of the EDAM desalination plant and ETAP Río Verde treatment plant), sanitation/sewerage collection, advanced wastewater treatment across seven EDAR facilities, and supply of regenerated water for golf course and green-area irrigation.
Product overview
Acosol is a public water utility company managing the complete water cycle for the Costa del Sol Occidental region. The company's core offering consists of integrated water services including high-level water supply (Abastecimiento en Alta) through ETAP and EDAM desalination plants, low-level distribution (Abastecimiento en Baja), sanitation networks, and wastewater treatment (Depuración) across 7 EDAR facilities. The product portfolio includes physical infrastructure (treatment plants, desalination facilities, pipe networks) and digital services such as the Oficina Virtual customer portal and the Agua 360 digital transformation platform. The Agua 360 platform encompasses GIS mapping, SCADA data management, Big Data analytics, and cybersecurity modules developed under the PERTE Digitalización del Ciclo del Agua program. Research initiatives include LIFE Matrix (managed aquifer recharge) and TRIATHLON (AI-based water quality monitoring).
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Agua 360: Digital transformation and water resilience project for the Costa del Sol Occidental, part of the PERTE de Digitalización del Ciclo del Agua, financed by Next Generation EU.
- LIFE Matrix
- TRIATHLON
Products and services
- Abastecimiento en Alta (High-Level Water Supply) High-level water supply service that transports water from natural sources (including the La Concepción reservoir) and from seawater desalination through the ETAP treatment plant and EDAM desalination plant to main municipal storage points across the Costa del Sol Occidental.
- Abastecimiento en Baja (Low-Level Water Supply) Low-level water distribution service that delivers water from municipal deposits to end users through urban pipe networks, connections, meters, and pressure control systems, serving over 80,000 subscribers in the Costa del Sol municipalities.
- Saneamiento (Sanitation) Sanitation service that collects and transports wastewater through sewer networks spanning over 90 km from Manilva to Torremolinos, channeling flows to the seven treatment plants for subsequent processing.
- Depuración (Wastewater Treatment) Advanced wastewater treatment service operating seven EDAR facilities (Arroyo de la Miel, Cerro del Águila, La Cala de Mijas, Arroyo de la Víbora, Guadalmansa, Manilva, and Casares) with pre-treatment, primary, secondary biological, and tertiary regeneration stages.
- Agua Regenerada (Regenerated Water) Sale of tertiary-treated regenerated wastewater suitable for irrigation of golf courses and public green areas, supplied through dedicated networks for more than 20 years and used by most golf courses in the Costa del Sol region.
- Oficina Virtual (Virtual Office Customer Portal) Online customer portal that enables subscribers to manage bills, submit meter readings, request services, and complete electronic formalities for their water and sanitation accounts.
Quantifiable outcome
- Production capacity of 56 million liters of desalinated water per day, serving 400,000 people
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Companies that use Acosol
Customer profileNamed customers3 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Acosol technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature6 records
Acosol partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Six partnerships are on record, tiered strategic, core and minor.
- Oficina Andaluza AntifraudestrategicFour-year collaboration agreement for Acosol's adhesion to the OIP (Organizaciones por la Integridad Pública) project. Aims to develop integrity plans through risk analysis and establish preventive measures, reinforcing Acosol's commitment to transparency and public ethics.
- Cetaqua AndalucíacoreLead partner in LIFE Matrix project, a European initiative demonstrating Managed Aquifer Recharge with regenerated water. Project aims to increase underground water resources by 15% and reduce emissions by 99%.
- University of MálagacoreAcademic partner in LIFE Matrix project for hydrogeological studies and groundwater management. Also partner in TRIATHLON project for AI-based water quality monitoring.
- Aguas de HuelvaminorPartner in TRIATHLON project (TRIhAlomeTHanes controL through AI-based techNologies) focused on managing disinfection by-products in water distribution networks.
- Aguas de BenahavísminorPartner in TRIATHLON project for AI-based monitoring of trihalomethanes in water distribution systems.
- ASA Andalucía (Asociación de Abastecimientos de Agua y Saneamientos de Andalucía)coreIndustry association representing water utilities in Andalusia. Acosol participates in PERTE III analysis tables and contributes to sector discussions on water management and digitalization.
Scale indicators12 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Acosol competitors and assessment
Company assessmentMarket position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Acosol social profiles
Digital presenceAcosol compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance8 records
Acosol financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Acosol leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles2 records
Acosol funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds1 record
Investors1 record
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Acosol M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Acosol
What does Acosol do?
Acosol is the public water utility company of the Mancomunidad de Municipios de la Costa del Sol Occidental that manages the complete (integral) water cycle for 11 municipalities. It provides high-level and low-level drinking water supply (including operation of the EDAM desalination plant and ETAP Río Verde treatment plant), sanitation/sewerage collection, advanced wastewater treatment across seven EDAR facilities, and supply of regenerated water for golf course and green-area irrigation.
Is Acosol a public or private company?
Acosol is a private company. It is classified as state government owned and is currently operating.
When was Acosol founded?
Acosol was founded in 1994. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is Acosol based?
Acosol is headquartered in Marbella, Spain, in the Europe region.
How does Acosol make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Water Supply Tariffs are the primary driver. The others are sanitation Services, regenerated Water Sales and public Infrastructure Investment.
Does Acosol have an API?
No public API is recorded for Acosol.
What industry is Acosol in?
Acosol's product category is Water Utility Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPAIACAG, Water Supply & Wastewater Utilities Administration, with a secondary code of EUANAFAK, Desalination Plant EPC, O&M & Performance Optimization. Its NAICS code is 2213 and its SIC code is 4941.