London’s super sewer has been successfully connected to the existing network following a two-week programme of vital work from Tideway and Thames Water.

Ofwat has agreed to adjust the licence of Thames Tideway Tunnel, to ensure that the project can be completed after it was severely impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic and historically low interest rates.

The National Audit Office has said that following the Department for Environment and Rural Affairs decision to endorse the Tideway Tunnel in 2007, Thames Water’s analysis of alternatives was less detailed, its costing of alternatives was not independently scrutinised and combinations of alternative technologies were not appraised.

A vote to leave the European Union would result in the UK giving up billions of pounds of infrastructure investment every year, the Prime Minister warned on Saturday – an outcome which has significant implications for the UK water sector.

VolkerStevin has been appointed by Thames Water to carry out enabling works in advance of construction of the £4.2 billion Thames Tideway Tunnel.

Fitch Ratings agency has assigned Bazalgette Tunnel Limited's initial £1 billion revolving credit facility (RCF) a 'BBB+' rating and assessed the Outlook as Stable.

Professor Chris Binnie who chaired the original Thames Tideway Strategic Study which recommended that a tunnel should be built, has published a new paper based on Environment Agency data setting out reasons why the Tunnel should not now go ahead.

Ofwat has announced the measures it is taking to enable Thames Water’s activities on the Tideway Tunnel to be regulated under a separate price control.

The Government is planning to streamline the complaints process for specialised infrastructure projects (SIPs), such as the Thames Tideway Tunnel, following a consultation.

Water industry regulator Ofwat has published a document setting out the guidance it will take into account in determining whether to select an infrastructure project as a ‘specified infrastructure project’.