Mallorca desalination in €20m Balearic water plan

Mallorca’s sa Coma, in Sant Llorenç des Cardassar, is set for a modular desalination plant: a €20 million grant backs water supply and treatment projects across the Balearic Islands. Spain’s Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge has awarded the money. The decree appeared in Spain’s Official State Gazette on Thursday, 12 November 2026.

Where the water money will go

The plan also includes modular desalination plants in Colònia de Sant Pere in Artà, sa Ràpita in Campos, Santanyí and Maó. Petra, Bunyola, Alcúdia and Ciutadella are due to get water dispensing points, while the wastewater treatment plant in Consell is to be renovated and expanded.

In Eivissa, the grant will fund a storage tank on the eastern branch of the water supply network. Formentera is due to get a second water dispensing point for lorries.

Why the grant matters

The decree says the Balearic Islands’ limited surface water and difficulty obtaining water through conventional systems justify the funding. The Canary Islands have been awarded a separate €20 million grant for the same reasons.

Carol Marqués, a member of the Balearic parliament for the socialist PSIB, welcomed the money. She said the projects were needed to secure drinking water supplies, make better use of desalinated water and reduce the amount drawn from aquifers. Marqués also accused the Balearic government of announcing the work without setting aside its own funds to carry it out.

Topics: Environment · Politics · Palma · Sant Llorenç des Cardassar · Artà · Campos · Santanyí · Petra · Bunyola · Alcúdia · Consell

Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com