Ofwat publishes annual Monitoring Financial Resilience report 2025/26 assessing financial resilience of water companies
Ofwat has today published its annual Monitoring Financial Resilience (MFR) report, which sets out its assessment of the financial resilience of water companies in England and Wales for the year ending 31 March 2026.
Fitch Ratings affirms Welsh Water Senior Secured Debt at 'A-' and Stable Outlook - but cautions over delivery risks
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Dwr Cymru (Financing) UK Plc's senior secured class A and B debt at 'A-', and Dwr's subordinated class C debt at 'BBB' - the Outlooks are Stable – but is cautioning over delivery risks.
Severn Trent reports strong operational and environmental performance - made possible by financial strength
Severn Trent PLC is reporting strong operational and environmental performance made possible by its financial strength with the publication of its Annual Results for the year ended 31 March 2025, the final year of AMP7.
United Utilities reports strong performance during AMP7 and outperformance on its regulatory contract
United Utilities is reporting strong performance during AMP7 and outperformance on its regulatory contract with the announcement this morning of its full year results for the year to 31 March 2025.
Thames Water - report says Ofwat created "twisted" incentives for management to “run company into the ground to maximise short term returns & leave it, bloodless, to next set of owners”
A new report is suggesting that Ofwat created "twisted" incentives for management to “run the company into the ground to maximise short term returns and leave it, bloodless, to the next set of owners” and that investors should have spotted three key red flags.
S&P - AMP8 bill increases "stand in stark contrast" to AMP6 and AMP7 focus on cutting customer bills
S&P Global Ratings says that proposed bill increases set out in AMP8 business plans "stand in stark contrast" to the previous two price control periods AMP 6 and 7 when the focus was on customer bill reduction.
United Utilities submits £13.7 billion AMP8 business plan proposals for 2025-30
United Utilities has today submitted its draft AMP8 £13.7 billion business plan proposals for 2025-30 to water sector regulator Ofwat.
Wessex Water Chair says current projections suggest investment will need to increase at least threefold - “we stand ready to invest further for a fair return”
Wessex Water Chairman Sir Francis Yeoh has said current projections suggest that investment will need to increase at least threefold from current levels and “we stand ready to invest further in Wessex Water for a fair return, to help finance the much enlarged future investment programme.”
Shareholders hand Thames Water £750 million lifeline for remainder of AMP7 - subject to certain conditions
Shareholders have agreed to provide Thames Water a further £750 million of equity funding in the remainder of the 2020-25 AMP7 investment period, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions.
Fitch Ratings downgrades Southern Water and maintains negative outlook
Fitch Ratings has downgraded the financing company of Southern Water Services Ltd senior secured class A rating to 'BBB' from 'BBB+' and is maintaining the Negative Outlook.
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Uniwater strengthens its UK presence with acquisition of Hy‑Ram Engineering
Uniwater has acquired Hy-Ram Engineering, a specialist in tooling, products and hire for the water sector, based in Mansfield, England. -
Enpure Ltd and Clean TeQ Water Ltd in new collaboration for Moving Bed Ion Exchange-based nutrient removal
Enpure Ltd and Clean TeQ Water Ltd have announced a collaboration agreement to bring Clean TeQ Water's Moving Bed Ion Exchange-based nutrient removal technologies to water utilities across the UK. -
BactoSense ID cuts wastewater and bathing water bacteria testing from days to minutes
Near-real-time microbial monitoring of wastewater discharge and bathing waters is now possible thanks to the BactoSense ID solution created by Swiss-based bNovate Technologies. -
ABB launches digital platform for optimizing operation of water networks
ABB has launched AquaMaster+™, a digital platform for smart water network management, designed to help water utilities monitor, analyze and manage their water networks, preventing pipeline water losses and optimizing operations.
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Southern Water showcases last footage inside Yew Hill Reservoir before filling
Southern Water has released film and images showing what it’s like to walk inside Hampshire’s expanded Yew Hill underground reservoir for the very last time, before it gets filled with water. -
Scottish Water completes £235m investment in two-way connection between drinking water networks
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