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Speaking to investors Ofwat’s chief executive Rachel Fletcher, chairman Jonson Cox, and senior directors David Black and Andrew Chesworth, discuss the changes between the draft and the final determination and give more details on the approach to Thames.
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Laura Sandys and Jonson Cox are among the sector grandees to be included in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List.
Both MOSL and Together Energy have made recent announcements on senior appointments to their companies. Utility Week takes a closer look at who is going where.
The regulator’s final determinations have received a mixed reaction from the water industry, with some claiming Ofwat has compromised its tough stance while others believe it has made some clever moves in heading off potential CMA referrals. James Wallin gauges reaction from across the sector.
Utility Week examines the impact of Ofwat's final determinations on the three fast-tracked companies - Severn Trent, South West and United Utilities - including the view of investors.
The 2050 net-zero target deadline will only be met through significant changes in behaviour and a focus on collaboration, according to Denise Massey, managing director of the Energy Innovation Centre.
See who triumphed at the Utility Week Awards 2019 in our dedicated winners' review.
The director heading up PR19 has defended the regulator's “tough and proactive” final determinations and insisted "we are happy to take any challenges through the CMA process".
The regulator has published its long-awaited final determinations on PR19, in which it has conceded to significant compromises with Thames Water but stayed firm in the face of opposition from several other major players in the sector. Utility Week looks in depth at the responses to each company and how much of a dispute remains.
This weekend’s papers have reported on Thames hiring restructuring experts to tackle its £12 billion debt pile, Boris Johnson’s plans to re-introduce the department for energy and climate change and the likelihood of multiple appeals to the CMA over Ofwat’s final determinations for PR19.
The Conservative landslide in the 2019 election has reshaped parliament and the party, with a new breed of Tory MPs inspired by the impact green policies can have on their constituencies. With Boris Johnson now empowered to set his own agenda, what role will the net zero journey play in the legacy he is hoping to create?
SES Water has set out its ambitious plans to be the first water company to gain biodiversity benchmarking from the Wildlife Trust, at three of its sites
Shares in utility companies have soared as the threat of nationalisation disappeared and unexpected certainty was priced into the UK market. Leading analysts told Utility Week that the strength of the Conservative majority in yesterday’s general election removed several of the major threats for the sector but questions still remained.
What wisdom can the likes of Ofcom and the Pensions Regulator bring to utility regulation? Denise Chevin asks Emily Keaney, director of the umbrella organisation the UK Regulators Network.
Utility Week takes a look at some of the projects happening around the sector. The include network upgrades in England and a hydro electric plant in Scotland.
The huge parliamentary majority secured by the Conservative Party in the 2019 election sounds the death knell for the policy of renationalisation. But what else does it mean for utilities? Digital editor, James Wallin, discusses.
Cloud computing, analytics and ERP can be employed to give you a holistic view of your organisation’s security.
