Water supply

New investment promised for NI Water

Energy lags behind other utilities for customer satisfaction

Utility sector performance scorecards have been published by the UK Regulators Network. While energy lagged behind all other sectors, water was only marginally better.

Investor confidence remains high under tough regulation

The tough stance adopted by Ofwat has challenged the water sector and reassured its investors, according to S&P Global Ratings. Despite difficult times ahead and lower ratings, water remains a sound longer-term investment, thanks in part to the firm regulatory framework the companies operate in, a senior director told Utility Week.

Thames: 2020 must be the year of the water label

Severn Trent launches community fund

Ofwat: PR19 is pro-investment

Don’t mislead customers about lower bills, warns CCWater

Ofwat: Firms could lose as well as gain from CMA referrals

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".

SES benchmarks biodiversity

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

Breaking Ground: The latest projects across the sector

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.

Butler to retire as South East Water MD

ST sets out social purpose agenda

Severn Trent has set out what it plans to do to reignite trust in the water sector by making social and environmental pledges. In a social purpose report it promises to improve transparency and perceptions of fairness for its customers and stakeholders

Moodys: PR19 will lead to overspend and operational penalties

The value of waste

Water companies are innovating to find efficiencies in every drop of water. Severn Trent has launched a test-bed to pump ideas into its wastewater treatment and look at sewage as a valuable asset

All bets are off for PR19