Aguacanal

What Aguacanal does

Aguacanal (legal name: Sociedad Concesionaria de la Zona Regable del Canal de Navarra, S.A.) is a privately held Spanish public limited company that operates as the sole concessionaire for Phase I of the Canal de Navarra Irrigated Zone. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Mutilva Baja, Navarra, the company is jointly owned by Agbar and Serena, which provide financing, irrigation technology, and operational know-how. Its core function is to deliver irrigation water to 22,395 hectares of formerly rain-fed agricultural land across 27 municipalities in Navarra, serving approximately 3,925–4,212 landowners (regantes) and a regional population of more than 44,000 inhabitants. The infrastructure is organized into 10 numbered sectors (I through X) comprising a network of buried pipelines, pumping stations, access roads, and thousands of hydrants, constructed between 2006 and 2010.

The product offering is a managed irrigation water distribution service layered with a digital farmer self-service portal (regantes.aguacanal.es). The portal exposes hydrant-level real-time and historical consumption data, pressure transmitter readings (measured in meters of water column), multi-hydrant comparison views, and dedicated small-farming-operation (PAA) consumption tracking, with data downloadable for custom date ranges. Revenue is generated through a managed-services concession model in which farmer communities and municipal irrigation bodies pay fees in exchange for water delivery; pricing is not publicly disclosed and is administered through direct relationship channels. Customer acquisition and retention are relationship-driven, supported by a dedicated toll-free farmer helpline (900 70 11 58), the web portal, social media presence (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Flickr), and downloadable impact reports — the most recent being a 2022 PWC study quantifying €17.4M annual crop productivity improvement, €27.6M direct/indirect employment, €110M public tax revenue, and 31,519 tonnes per year of CO2 absorption. The company is a small, lean operator (13 employees) entirely confined to a single domestic geography (Navarra, Spain), with no disclosed product expansion, M&A, or fundraising activity.

Name

Aguacanal

Legal name

SOCIEDAD CONCESIONARIA DE LA ZONA REGABLE DEL CANAL DE NAVARRA, S.A

Website

https://aguacanal.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Aguacanal is a Spanish concessionary company that operates and manages Phase I of the Canal de Navarra irrigation zone, delivering irrigation water through pipelines and hydrants to 22,395 hectares across 27 municipalities. Jointly owned by Agbar and Serena, it serves roughly 4,000 farmer landowners via physical infrastructure and a digital self-service monitoring portal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Irrigation Infrastructure

NAICS

Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (221310)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYAFACAFAD

Irrigation Operation, Maintenance & Repair (Pumps, Valves, Controllers)

Agriculture & Food Production/Agricultural Services (Custom Farming, Agronomy, Veterinary)/Irrigation & Water Management Services (Design, Scheduling, Maintenance)

Keywords

• Irrigation infrastructure
• Water distribution services
• Agricultural irrigation
• Irrigation concession
• Canal water management

Headquarters

HQ city

Mutilva Baja

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Operations, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. Irrigation Infrastructure Concession: As the concessionary company for Phase I of the Canal de Navarra irrigated zone, Aguacanal generates revenue through the management and operation of irrigation water distribution infrastructure. Farmers (regantes) receive water delivery services in exchange for fees, sustaining the infrastructure across 22,395 hectares of irrigated land serving 27 municipalities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Aguacanal is the concessionary company for Phase I of the Zona Regable del Canal de Navarra, operating and managing irrigation water distribution infrastructure for 22,395 hectares of farmland across 27 municipalities in Navarra, Spain. It delivers irrigation water through a network of pipelines, pumping stations, and hydrants organized into 10 sectors, and provides a farmer-facing web portal (regantes.aguacanal.es) for hydrant-level consumption and pressure monitoring.

Product overview

Aguacanal operates as a concessionary company managing the Phase I irrigated zone of the Canal de Navarra, covering 22,395 hectares across 27 municipalities in Navarra, Spain. The core product is a comprehensive water irrigation infrastructure and distribution service, organized into 10 sectors with a network of pipelines, pumping stations, and hydrants. The service offering comprises the main irrigation zone management infrastructure plus a digital portal suite for farmers (regantes) that includes the Hydrant Data Portal for consumption and pressure monitoring, Pressure Transmitters module, Multi-hydrant consumption comparison, and Small Farming Operations (PAA/SFO) consumption tracking. The infrastructure serves over 4,000 landowners across 27 municipalities with a population exceeding 44,000 inhabitants.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Zona Regable del Canal de Navarra (Canal de Navarra Irrigated Zone Management) Core irrigation infrastructure and water distribution service for 22,395 hectares of irrigated agricultural land across 27 municipalities in Navarra, Spain, delivered through a network of pipelines, pumping stations, and hydrants organized into 10 sectors.
• Hidrantes Portal (Hydrant Data Portal)
• Transmisores de Presión (Pressure Transmitters) Module for farmers to view and monitor pressure readings at their hydrants. Pressure is measured in meters of water column (10 meters = 1 bar) using pressure transmitters installed in the irrigation network.
• Multihidrante (Multiple Hydrant Consumption) Module allowing farmers to view and compare consumption data across multiple hydrants simultaneously, with date-range selection and options to download daily or hourly data.
• PAA (Pequeño Aprovechamiento Agropecuario / Small Farming Operations) Module for consulting consumption data of small farming operations (PAA/SFO), where farmers can select a sector and specific PAA to view water consumption data.

Quantifiable outcome

• 22,395 hectares of formerly rain-fed land converted to productive irrigated cropland
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature2 records

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Regaber: Regaber is a Spanish irrigation technology and water-management company offering automation, filtration, and fertigation solutions. Comparable as an emerging player in irrigation automation and SCADA/telemetry that could partner with or compete for technology upgrades at Aguacanal-style concessions.
• Galpagro / Grupo Hispatec: Grupo Hispatec is a Spanish agritech firm providing digital farming and irrigation-management SaaS. Comparable as an emerging player whose software and data analytics could extend Aguacanal's hydrant-portal into a more predictive precision-irrigation service.

Broad incumbents

• Aqualia (FCC): Aqualia, part of FCC, operates municipal and agricultural water services across Spain. Comparable as a domestic incumbent with a strong presence in irrigation management and water-distribution concessions, operating in similar regulatory and climatic conditions as Aguacanal.
• Veolia Water Technologies (Agbar/Agbar parent activities): Agbar is part of the Veolia group and operates municipal water and irrigation infrastructure globally. Veolia is comparable as the broader incumbent that owns Aguacanal's controlling shareholder and pursues similar irrigation and water-resource concessions across multiple geographies.
• Suez (water and irrigation concession arm): Suez operates water and irrigation concessions across Europe with similar telemetry and farmer-facing portal capabilities. Comparable as a large incumbent that competes for irrigation-infrastructure concessions and provides smart-metering and SCADA services that overlap with Aguacanal's technology stack.
• Acciona Agua: Acciona Agua is a Spanish-based water infrastructure operator with irrigation and agricultural water management projects. Comparable as a domestic incumbent pursuing concession-style water infrastructure deals in Iberia and Latin America, with overlapping customer base of large-scale agricultural users.

Others

• Comunidades de Regantes (Spanish Irrigators' Associations network): FENACORE is the national federation of Spanish irrigator communities. Comparable as the institutional counterpart that aggregates the regantes whom Aguacanal serves, governing water allocation, fees, and infrastructure investment alongside the concessionary.

Regional players

• Infraestructuras y Riegos de Navarra (IRUNA) / Riegos Navarra: Riegos Navarra provides irrigation infrastructure and water-management services in the Navarra region. Comparable as a regional player operating in the same geographic market with similar agricultural customer base and overlapping irrigation infrastructure mandate.

Direct peers

• Serena Partners (Serena Capital): Serena is one of the two shareholders of Aguacanal and a specialist in financing and developing irrigation infrastructure. Comparable as a direct sibling entity that co-invests in irrigation concessions and shares operational know-how with Aguacanal across portfolio assets.
• CIT SFL (Servicios de Agua y Riego concession operators in Spain): CIT group operates irrigation and water-infrastructure concessions in Spain and other geographies. Comparable as a direct peer that runs concession-style irrigation management with similar telemetry, billing, and farmer-portal operations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/aguacanal
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/Aguacanal
• Facebookfacebook.com/Aguacanal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aguacanal

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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