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Ofwat has revealed four proposed changes to its 2014 principles for board leadership, transparency and
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Speaking at the inaugural Consumer Vulnerability Conference last week, Dan Walker-Nolan, principal of strategy and policy at Ofwat, spoke to delegates about addressing vulnerability in the water sector.
With price margins low, customer service needs to be king. But, if anything, the figures
Thames Water will not be issuing more debt out of the Cayman entities and will transfer the functions to a UK plc over the next few months.
Giving evidence to the House of Commons’ environment, food and rural affairs select committee, which is conducting an inquiry into the regulation of the water industry, John Reynolds, the CEO of Castle Water said the first year of the non-domestic market liberalisation had been “hard work”.
Water companies will be required to set out proposals to share benefits with customers if its gearing level is materially more than the notional level underpinning price controls.
Environment secretary Michael Gove has appointed Robert Wilson and Alison Austin for four years commencing this month (July).
NI Water is set to introduce a hosepipe ban as temperatures continue to rise during
Thames Water has appointed Alistair Buchanan, the former chief executive of Ofgem, as an independent non-executive director to help strengthen the company’s governance.
Scottish Water invested £647 million last year in Scotland’s water and wastewater infrastructure and delivered a “record level” of customer service and environmental performance.
"We know that many customers are put off switching to a meter for fear that they might get a nasty surprise and end up paying more because of their consumption"
More than 98 per cent of Yorkshire Water's bondholders and 100 per cent of US Private Placement (USPP) noteholders voted in favour of the changes required to close the offshore companies.
Nationalisation is not a "panacea" for improved consumer satisfaction, the chief executive of the Consumer Council for Water (CCWater) has warned.
Ofwat has today (19 June) published its report on the water sector’s response to the
Yorkshire Water hosted its first leakage hackathon as part of a bid to increase transparency
"Water is the most essential and precious of all of earth’s resources, it has enormous utility"
Water companies must go further to help deliver a £5 billion investment in the natural
Water industry hits back at regulator's calls for companies to work harder at finding efficient, resilient, supply solutions.
Northern Ireland Water said some of the sewers within Belfast, which date back to the early 1900s are in "very poor condition" and the £5 million upgrade work will bring the city into the 21st century.