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Asset management firm Blackrock has acquired 13.5MW of UK solar assets from China-owned CTF Solar after agreeing a £15 million deal through its Kingfisher partnership with Lightsource BP.
Portsmouth Water has been acquired by infrastructure investment manager Ancala Partners for an undisclosed sum, although Utility Week understands the deal could be worth around £150 million.
As water companies are being challenged to make innovation a key focus of business plans for PR19, United Utilities said it is “breaking down barriers” to ensure new ideas can be brought to the table.
Affinity Water has appointed Pauline Walsh, currently director of gas transmission at National Grid, as its new chief executive to replace Simon Cocks who will be stepping down later this year.
Grid infrastructure will be under the spotlight of a new group, which has been set up to champion electric vehicles (EVs) in Parliament.
Water retailer Source for Business has been awarded a £4.5 million contract with Unite Students
The chief executive at British Water, Lloyd Martin, is retiring after two successful years in the role, his exact leaving date is not known.
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J Murphy & Sons (Murphy) will take over Carillion’s UK projects with National Grid, following
Richard Price, Southern Water’s director of engineering and construction concluded his 24-year career with the
Blackpool Council is set to become the first local authority to manage its own water
Green Star Energy is “delighted” to have been appointed by Ofgem to take on the customers of collapsed supplier Future Energy, which ceased trading last week.
Business Stream has signed a three-year contract worth £10 million to provide retail water services
Europe’s largest Nereda process plant is set to be built at United Utilities’ wastewater treatment
Yorkshire Water is looking to drive innovation as part of its strategic plan with the
The new chair of the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has identified tackling carbon emissions as
Centrica executive Catherine O’Kelly is to take the helm at Bord Gáis Energy in September.
UK cost recovery consultancy Professional Cost Management Group (PCMG) has secured a place on a
Ofgem is to be streamlined into three divisions separated according to their different regulatory functions.