Madrid.- July the 23rd of 2007.- Abengoa has signed an agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) for the financing of Abengoa’s frame program of I+D+i. up to an amount of 49.000.000 euros, extendable to 109.000.000 euros.

This contract is destined to finance specifically the frame program of I+D+i of Abengoa, which includes projects in 5 areas of business of the company.

The signature of this funding supposes a demonstration and a continuation of the effort that Abengoa comes realizing in the search of the excellence and in the promotion of the new technologies due to its programs of I+D+i.

Abengoa is a technology company applying innovative solutions for sustainable development in the infrastructures, environment and energy sectors. It is a listed company with treasury stock of 3.166 millions euros (12/07/2007) and it is and is present in more than seventy countries in which it operates with its five Business Units: Solar, Bioenergy, Environmental Services, Information Technologies, and Industrial Engineering and Construction. (www.abengoa.com).