Ofwat hikes water bills for businesses December 15, 2022 Business customers face a 6.4 per cent hike to their dual water and wastewater bills, confirmed watchdog Ofwat
Thames Water predicts 1bn water shortfall without new projects to meet demand December 13, 2022 Thames Water has announced it is holding a public consultation on its proposed strategic plan for future water supply.
Ofwat offers carrot and stick approach to water firms with £300m innovation fund December 13, 2022 Ofwat will raise the size of its innovation fund to £300m, as it looks to encourage companies to improve customer service.
Water firms struggle with pollution incidents, says damning Ofwat report December 8, 2022 Serious pollution incidents have increased this year, revealed Ofwat in a collection of highly critical reports on the water industry.
Profits boom for Thames Water despite leak jump December 5, 2022 Thames Water posted nearly £400m in profits for the six months to September, despite the firm grappling with a jump in leaks during the scorching summer. The UK’s biggest water company said pre-tax profits were £398m, swinging from a pre-tax loss of £581m for the same period in 2021. Thames Water said it experienced an [...]
Ofwat to focus on credit ratings as it defends lack of debt limits for water suppliers December 2, 2022 Boosting the financial resiliency of each water supplier is more important than taming overall sector debt, argued Ofwat.
Profits plunge for Pennon as inflation bites November 30, 2022 Profits dipped for Pennon this half year as inflationary pressures get the better of the water services group. Underlying profit before tax slumped 75 per cent compared to 2021 levels, reflecting the near-term pressures on earnings from inflation driven power pricing and financing costs. Profit before tax was £20.9m for Pennon, down from £79.9m in [...]
Ofwat orders Thames Water and Southern Water to return £80m to customers November 15, 2022 Two of the UK's leading water companies will have to return more than £80m to customers, confirmed watchdog Ofwat.
Sewage spills from storm overflows ‘unacceptable’ admits Thames Water boss October 18, 2022 Storm overflows causing severe discharges of sewage are 'unacceptable', argued the boss of Thames Water.
UK faces £100bn bill to fix water system, warns watchdog chief October 11, 2022 It would cost hundreds of billions of pounds to develop a modern water system, warned the chief executive of the Environment Agency.