Sacyr News Binningup Desalination Plant: one of the world’s best desalination plants

Binningup Desalination Plant: one of the world’s best desalination plants

The Southern Seawater Desalination Plant (SSDP) uses some of the most cutting-edge operating and maintenance practices.

Binningup Desalination Plant

Sacyr Concessions

13/11/2020

The Binningup Desalination Plant is one of our great achievements in Australia. The project includes the construction, operation, and expansion of the plant.

This plant's first construction phase was inagurated in 2011, which can produce 306,000m3/day of drinking water, meeting 17% of the water requirements of the entire population of Perth.

With a team of more than 30 people, Sacyr Agua and its partners deliver high quality management, meeting the most stringent standards and using the very latest practices in the running and maintenance of this facility.

Over the past few years, the plant has produced more water than required by the client, the Water Corporation of Western Australia. The desalination plant also has an excellent health and safety record, as reflected in the risk statistics published by the Water Corporation and Southern Seawater Alliance. The measures implemented to maintain all favorable KPI indicators for safety include bi-monthly safety meetings and monthly internal audits.

Sacyr Concessions
Desalination plant
Australia

306

CUBIC METERS

Water produced every day.

YEARS

Duration of the contract.

17%

WATER

Demand in Perth is covered by the Binningup desalination plant.

We minimize environmental impact

Sustainability, productivity, and innovation are the hallmarks of the Binningup Desalination Plant. In the first stage of development, we used non-invasive marine construction technology with intake pipes and discharge via tunnels. We also took into account the surrounding architecture and landscape, monitoring of marine and land species (such as the Possums corridor), operating checks, and the policy of not using chemical products in pre-treatment.

The Southern Seawater Desalination Plant (SSDP) is located approximately 1,300 meters inland from the coastline. It includes an 8-meter high verge that runs 1,100 meters around the perimeter to conceal the Plant from nearby residents and minimize sound and light pollution. The plant is also run using 100% renewable energy.

Awards and accolades

The Southern Seawater Desalination Plant (SSDP) was named one of the top 100 most innovative infrastructure projects in the world by the consultancy and audit firm KPMG in its report ‘Infrastructure 100: World Markets Report 2014’.

It has also received accolades such as ‘Desalination Plant of the Year’ at the Global Water Awards 2012, the ‘Western Australia Engineering Awards’ (overall winner, infrastructure & building winner, management of engineering winner) and the ‘Commercial Architecture Award’ from the Institute of Architects Western Australia. Finally, it was considered Project of the Year by the Australian Institute of Project Management.

Sacyr Concessions
Desalination plant
Australia

Sacyr News Sacyr makes Marta Gil Chief People Officer and Patricia Martínez Chief Sustainability, Environment and Innovation Officer

Sacyr makes Marta Gil Chief People Officer and Patricia Martínez Chief Sustainability, Environment and Innovation Officer

These appointments reinforce the company's policy of rotation and transversality, in line with Sacyr's 24-27-33 Strategic Plan

25/09/2025

Sacyr has appointed Marta Gil de la Hoz as the new Chief People Officer and Patricia Martínez Íñigo, as the new Chief Sustainability, Environment and Innovation Officer.

Marta Gil, formerly Chief Innovation, Sustainability and Strategy Officer, will take on the role of Chief People Officer, bringing her experience and commitment to talent development within the organization.

Patricia Martínez, who previously served as Chief People Officer, will now head the Sustainability, Environment and Innovation Department with the goal of strengthening Sacyr's strategic position in these key areas.

These appointments strengthen Sacyr’s commitment to people management and sustainability, and innovation, which are fundamental pillars of Sacyr's 24-27-33 Strategic Plan. In addition, they reinforce the company's policy of rotation and transversality.

Marta Gil de la Hoz holds a degree in Telecommunications Engineering from the University of Valladolid, an EDP from IESE and completed an Executive Management program at ESADE Business School. She has been with Sacyr since 2004 and served as Chief Innovation, Sustainability, and Strategy Officer since 2021. Prior to that, she held positions such as IT Business Partner for Sacyr Services and Director of Organization, among others. Marta Gil has over 24 years of experience and began her career at Accenture.

Patricia Martínez Íñigo holds a degree in Psychology from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and an Advanced Management Program from IESE Business School. She has been with Sacyr since 2003, where she has held various roles. Since 2021, she has served as Chief People Officer. She has spent most of her career in the field of HR in corporate and business functions, highlighting her time at Sacyr Services. With over 25 years of experience, she began her career at Carrefour Group.

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