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SOUTHERN WATER LOGO 350Fitch Ratings has downgraded the financing company of Southern Water Services Ltd senior secured class A rating to 'BBB' from 'BBB+' and is maintaining the Negative Outlook.

 SP GLOBALS&P Global Ratings has this morning placed its 'BBB' and 'BB+' issue ratings on Thames Water's class A and class B debt on CreditWatch with negative implications, indicating S&P could lower the ratings by one notch in the absence of sufficient clarity on the management transition and timing of additional equity support from shareholders.

 

CCW PEER REVIEW OFWAT PR24 WACC ALLOWANCE 1A new report commissioned by the Consumer Council for Water (CCW) has found that if Ofwat replaced its ‘early view’ on how much it will cost water companies to raise finance to deliver investment for the 2024 Price Review with a ‘market-led-view’, it could save customers £2.6 billion over 5 years.

Havant Thicket Reservoir how it could look once completed in 2029Pension Insurance Corporation plc (PIC), a specialist insurer of defined benefit pension funds, has invested £50 million in Portsmouth Water to fund the construction of the Havant Thicket Reservoir, the first reservoir to be built in the UK since the 1990s.

fitch ratingsFitch Ratings has downgraded Thames Water’s holding company Kemble Water Finance Limited's (Kemble) Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to 'B' from 'B+' and senior secured debt rating to 'B' from 'B+'. The Outlook on the IDR is Negative.

CDP WATER REPORT MARCH 2023A new report shows how global companies are taking action to stem the global water crisis and stand ready to reap major financial rewards as a result.

OUTA UK WATER CO DEBT ANALYSISOn the back of a Sky news report at the weekend that Thames Water is facing a £14 billion debt crunch, new analysis from data science company Outra finds England and Wales water firms are facing the risk of  £2.13 billion in unpaid bills this year.

EVOVE WATER TEST TUBEUK technology business Evove has today announced the completion of a funding round of £5.7 million - capital was injected by existing investors and two new international specialist investors from climate-tech and additive manufacturing venture funds, alongside continued support from existing investors.

portsmouth-water-logoOfwat has published its final decision confirming that it will allow an increase in totex funding for Portsmouth Water's Havant Thicket Storage Reservoir to £339 million from the £123.6 million first outlined at PR19.

MOODYS OUTLOOKS 2023 1Moody’s Investors Service has announced that its 2023 outlook for the UK water sector has turned negative, primarily reflecting increasing cost pressures in the current macroeconomic environment and, to some extent, early expectations for the next regulatory price review in 2024.

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