Southern Water has reported that as a result of Storm Eunice, the company lost power to 330 of its water and wastewater sites between Friday morning and Monday afternoon.

Chair of the National Infrastructure Commission Sir John Armitt, has highlighted the need for honesty with the public about the costs of big shifts needed to deliver the transition to a lower carbon economy – and the costs of inaction.

Irish Water, working in partnership with Dublin City Council, is renovating and upgrading the capital city’s underground sewer network, the oldest in the country, some of which dates back to Georgian times and beyond.

Scape Procure Scotland Ltd (SCAPE) has gone out to tender with a contract for civil engineering and infrastructure works and services worth an estimated £750 million.

Severn Trent is getting ready to start work on a £7.6 million construction project to carry out essential upgrades at  its Draycote Water reservoir.

NI Water has started construction work of a new long sea outfall at Ballyferris this month, as part of an ongoing programme of work to deliver water quality improvements along the Ards Peninsula.

The Regulators' Alliance for Progressing Infrastructure Development (RAPID) has flagged up the need for Gate two submissions under the RAPID programme to include assessments of the whole life carbon cost of solutions.

The Environment Agency (EA) is inviting Tier 2 suppliers  and SMEs to participate in a market engagement exercise for the £275 million River Thames flood defence scheme.

Southern Water has launched the supply chain market engagement process for its upcoming Water for Life – Hampshire water resource construction project.

Nicky Fomes, Regulation and Strategy Consultant, Affinity Water, says that the company welcomes the government’s Strategic Policy Statement for Ofwat – but challenges remain and a “mature conversation” is needed about how household bills are paid and investment phased.