Ruth Williams

DWI backs tighter regulations to avoid complacency

Thames top team denies bills will rise

The newly-installed leadership team at Thames Water has promised a parliamentary committee that customers will not face higher bills due to the company's financial troubles. The interim CEOs and new chair Sir Adrian Montague spoke out on nationalisation, the revolving door between regulator and regulated and the reasons for Sarah Bentley’s departure.

Unlimited fines for CSO spills confirmed

Thames explains £250m investment discrepancy

Pennon acquires solar sites

Pennon has acquired three solar PV generation sites that will add around 95GWh of renewable energy to the company's portfolio. This equates to 40% of Pennon's electricity usage as it works towards a target of 50% renewable self-generation as part of net zero ambitions.

Consumers want higher standards of water service

Water retailers fear impact of wholesaler uncertainty

Ofwat: We should have stepped in sooner to tackle debt

Ofwat’s chief executive has admitted that the regulator should have intervened in 2006 to prevent water companies becoming loaded with debt. David Black told a House of Lords inquiry that light touch approaches to regulation in the early 2000s had given private equity a route into the sector, but that Ofwat was now using “every tool” to bring high gearing levels down.

Performance woes hamper Thames’ equity hopes

Thames interim leaders reassure staff in leaked video message

The interim bosses of Thames Water have stressed that the company is in a "strong" position in a video message recorded for all employees. In the video - marked as "secret" - interim co-CEOs Cathryn Ross and Alastair Cochran urge staff to continue work as normal despite growing uncertainty about the company's future.