Thames Water plans to raise bills by 59%


UK water companies are in the process of updating the regulator with their business plans, with a final determination due in December. — Bloomberg

LONDON: Thames Water Utilities Ltd says it will have to raise bills by as much as 59% by the end of the decade, as the heavily indebted utility races to attract investors to stay afloat.

The UK’s biggest water and sewage-services provider also determined that cuts proposed by its regulator will stop it from raising much needed equity, according to a revised five-year business plan released on Wednesday.

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