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Ofwat to ‘closely scrutinise’ revised PR19 business plans

Most water companies in England and Wales will be resubmitting their PR19 business plans to Ofwat today (1 April) after the regulator took a tough stance on all but three at the end of January.

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Debt Conference report: Face up to the tyranny of debt

Just as delegates took their seats for Utility Week’s 11th Consumer Debt conference in Birmingham

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CEO View: REC consultation must address margins

As we near the second anniversary of the opening of the retail water market in England,

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Summer heatwave hits United Utilities profit

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Thames Water announces £1 billion tech investment plan

Thames Water is proposing to invest £1 billion in technology to “revolutionise” its operations and to boost efficiency by 20 per cent.

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Waterwise challenges sector to ‘halve’ per capita consumption

The managing director of water efficiency campaign group Waterwise has challenged the sector to “throw everything” at per capita consumption (PCC) to reduce it by 50 per cent.

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Water companies to ‘march’ in support of World Water Day

Water companies across the UK will be marking WaterAid’s world water day by “marching” in support of providing safe drinking water all over the world.

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Water UK urges against ‘political short-termism’

Trade association chief executive Michael Roberts questions the claim of overwhelming public support for nationalisation.

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EA chief warns water demand could be facing ‘jaws of death’

Sir James Bevan tells Waterwise conference that in the face of water scarcity "both sides of the equation" must be tackled - reducing demand and increasing supply.

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Anglian Water’s new CFO joins from Centrica

Steve Buck, who is currently group head of finance and transformation at Centrica has been appointed as Anglian Water’s new chief financial officer.

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S&P downgrades Portsmouth and Northumbrian Water outlook to negative

The ratings agency said it expects both companies to come under pressure in the next regulator period, AMP7, running from 2020-2025.

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Thames launches water efficiency cash scheme for retailers

In what the company described as an “industry-first” non-domestic retailers will receive cash boosts for delivering measurable savings with their customers across “water-stressed” London and the Thames Valley.

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PR19 plans: The five most-read stories this week

This week was a milestone in the water sector with Ofwat revealing its initial assessment of business plans for PR19.

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Affinity Water falls out of favour with Ofwat for business plan

Water only company Affinity Water has moved from the top of the class with “enhanced” status for its business plan in PR14 to bottom of the class for the 2019 price review.

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PR19: challenges lie ahead… for companies and for Ofwat

"While Ofwat has rightly lauded those companies that have made it into the fast-track category, I think it will be disappointed that none managed to reach the heights of exceptional"

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South West Water gets second consecutive fast track status

South West Water has been named as one of three water companies which have set a “new standard” for the sector as its business plan for 2020 to 2025 got the thumbs up from Ofwat.

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Thames CEO akin to a ‘proud dad being told his baby is ugly’

The boss of the UK’s largest water company expressed deep disappointment about Ofwat’s decision to place Thames Water in the “significant scrutiny” category in its initial assessment for PR19 business plans.

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Industry reacts to Ofwat’s initial assessment of PR19 plans

Ofwat has today (31 January) published its initial assessment of water companies' business plans for the 2019 price review, PR19. The industry reacts.

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Only three water companies given green light for PR19 plans

Ofwat has taken a tough stance on all but three water companies and will push them to go further to deliver for customers between 2020 and 2025.

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Water firms await PR19 fate

As Ofwat prepares to publish its initial assessment of water companies’ business plans, Nigel Hawkins asks if 2019 could be the year that the firms’ customers do better than their shareholders.

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