2020 Sustainability Report| Global challenge | 71 p 98% 50% Bes t ractices distribution network reduction inbreakdowns Government of the Balearic Islands In December, the Balearic Islands Government authorities visited the new supervision and remote control system for the drinking water distribution network in operation on the island of Ibiza and which monitors the interconnection of the three desalination plants. With an investment exceeding €850,000, this control and surveillance system has achieved a network performance of 98% and reducedFor the first time in the history of the islands, the the breakdown rate by half. The investmentsintegrated management of the desalination plants have made it possible to optimise thehas succeeded in supplying a greater volume performance of the network in operation andof desalinated water from the wells, thus protecting to modernise its operation.the island's underground water masses.