EC starts Europe-wide €300bn investment offensive
European Commission Vice-President Jyrki Katainen, responsible for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness, has launched a 28-country roadshow to promote the EU Investment Plan, worth more than €300 billion.
New research says water privatisation costs UK customers £2bn per year
New research by Corporate Watch in collaboration with We Own It has found that households across the UK could save £250 each on their electricity, gas and water bills and train fares if the services were publicly financed - with investor payouts costing the UK water sector £2 billion per year.
Union calls for water firms to be taken back into public ownership
The GMB trade union are calling for the water companies to be taken back into public ownership and Ofwat to be scrapped, describing the current structure of the privatised companies and the regulator as "a costly failure."
Moody's warns PR14 could be credit negative for highly-leveraged UK water companies
Changes in the way that Ofwat sets tariffs for water companies in England and Wales in PR14 could weaken financial covenants that protect creditors, says Moody's Investors Service in a report published today.
New online tool quantifies financial water-related risks for business
A new free online financial modelling tool recently introduced by Ecolab and Trucost is helping businesses by providing information that helps factor water-related risks into business decisions.
South East Asia Prosperity Fund - call for bids now open
The South East Asia Prosperity Fund is now open for project proposals, for funding in the financial year 2015/2016.
S & P warn: Ofwat determinations will result in lower profitability and operating cash flows in AMP6
Standard & Poor’s ratings agency has said that Ofwat’s August Draft Determination will result in lower profitability and operating cash flows for water and wastewater companies in 2015-2020, despite continued high investment needs.
New project tool to target $57 trillion global infrastructure investment needs
A new online cloud-based project development tool is being launched by major global development banks and key private sector bodies to attract and increase investment into infrastructure - global infrastructure needs to 2030 are estimated to be US$57 trillion.
Civils contractors call for 10 year UK infrastructure investment plan
With only six months to go the 2015 General Election, civil engineering contractors are calling for a 10-year investment plan in UK infrastructure.
EBRD provides €12.7m for Albania hydropower plant upgrade
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has provided €12.7 million for a major upgrade of Komani, Albania’s most important hydropower power plant.
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Albion Water appoints new Director of Business Development
Albion Water, the first NAV (New Appointment & Variation) to have been established in1999 and now under the ownership of SDS Water Group, has appointed Andy Holland as its new Director of Business Development. -
Webinar to explore moving indirect potable water reuse to full implementation
UK water companies are invited to join an upcoming webinar which will explore how the sector can take indirect potable reuse (IPR) from concept to full-scale operational reality. -
Kohtari CEO says joined-up water intelligence needed to predict, not just react - not more data
James Sumsion, CEO of predictive water intelligence specialists Kohtari, says the water sector needs to take a giant leap forward, so that it can anticipate and act upon water quality issues - rather than merely react. -
IED compliance – using automated sliding floodgates to support secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites
Ray Moulds, Sales Director at Flood Control International, takes a look at how automated sliding floodgates are supporting secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites.
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Scottish Water completes £235m investment in two-way connection between drinking water networks
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