Ruth Williams

Retail market performance charges to resume in January

Ofwat has confirmed the temporary suspension of market performance charges will continue until the end of December. Amounts that would have been due will still be recorded but will not be payable.

Ofwat names innovation partners

Ofwat accused of ‘populist’ attacks on foreign investors

Yorkshire Water has accused Ofwat of resorting to "populist" tactics, with an "unrestrained attack" on foreign investors in the sector. The company warned that the regulator risks undermining trust in the system and driving away investors. The accusations are included in the latest submission to the PR19 appeals.

South East Water reaches out to abstractors for WRMP

South East Water has appealed to businesses in its region that abstract water directly or have access to bore holes and other sources, as it plans its water resource management plan.

SVT welcomes 500 Kickstart apprentices

Severn Trent will be taking on 500 young people over the next year under the government's social mobility scheme, to offer six-month skills and training job placements for 16-24 year olds facing long-term unemployment.

Riding the Wave of 2020

It has been an extremely challenging year for the non-household water market, and as Wave chief executive Lucy Darch tells Utility Week, retailers started out with little resilience to deal with the fallout. She gives her view on how to strengthen the sector for the future and what a second lockdown means for customers.

UU creates UK’s first ‘smart water town’

United Utilities has created a town-wide smart water network in Macclesfield that incorporates AI to learn from patterns in the network data to detect leaks before they spring

On the move: Ofwat, SSE, Rebel Energy

NI Water embarks on hydrogen production project

NI Water is to become the first in the UK to produce hydrogen through electrolysis at a wastewater treatment site.  

CMA confirms extension to water company appeals