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    • Tuesday, 23 May, 2023
      UK infrastructure
      Ofwat probes South West Water over leakage data

      Pennon-owned monopoly faces a fine of as much as 10% of turnover

    • Thursday, 18 May, 2023
      Pollution
      UK water companies told to put ‘consumers above profits’

      Downing Street intervenes after industry admits households will pay £10bn sewage spills bill

    • Thursday, 18 May, 2023
      Environment
      UK water industry pledges £10bn investment to stem sewage spills

      Environmental campaigners dismiss ‘empty’ apology issued by trade body Water UK

    • Wednesday, 17 May, 2023
      News in-depthUK infrastructure
      How attempts to cut sewage pollution in England are being undermined by rising costs

      Soaring labour, energy and material charges expected to hinder rapid infrastructure improvements despite mounting public anger

    • Tuesday, 16 May, 2023
      UK politics & policy
      UK competition tsar calls for crackdown on utilities ‘ripping off’ customers

      Shareholders in water and energy monopolies should receive steady but unspectacular returns, says government adviser

    • Monday, 15 May, 2023
      UK energy
      Post-Brexit power trade model adds £1.1bn to bills, energy body warns

      Call for greater co-operation with EU after UK’s departure from market coupling regime

    • Tuesday, 9 May, 2023
      Utilities
      Water companies to be fined for failing to monitor sewage spills from 2025

      Bosses of three utilities in England and Wales agree to waive their bonuses after pollution outcry

    • Monday, 8 May, 2023
      UK infrastructure
      UK water company dividends jump to £1.4bn despite criticism over sewage outflows

      Payments include internal transfers between complex web of holding companies

    • Friday, 5 May, 2023
      Labour Party UK
      Labour plans new water regulator for England and Wales

      Party to propose creation of fresh bodies to tackle sewage outflows and flood risks

    • Tuesday, 25 April, 2023
      Pollution
      Ministers pledge to make UK sewage spills target legally binding

      Opponents say Tory plan ‘useless’ without statutory backing as government heads off Labour’s rival bill

    • Monday, 24 April, 2023
      UK energy
      Work starts on UK’s largest solar plant

      Project Fortress in Kent forecast to generate renewable power for 100,000 homes

    • Saturday, 4 March, 2023
      Utilities
      Supreme Court to hear test case over sewage in UK waterways

      Challenge to United Utilities one of a number of legal claims against water companies

    • Friday, 3 March, 2023
      UK energy
      Sizewell C nuclear plant funding drive likely to take until end of 2024

      UK government must raise £20bn of private finance through debt and equity before construction can start

    • Thursday, 2 March, 2023
      UK energy
      Rival UK power groups slam interest-free loans in Bulb rescue

      Government support included in sale of failed provider to Octopus threatens to distort energy market, court hears

    • Monday, 27 February, 2023
      Oil & Gas industry
      UK oil and gas sector warns windfall taxes are deterring investment

      Trade body says levy is pushing explorers away and undermining nation’s energy security

    • Sunday, 19 February, 2023
      UK business & economy
      British companies face energy bill cliff edge, experts warn

      Industry groups and consultants sound alarm on April reduction in government support

    • Saturday, 18 February, 2023
      Utilities
      SES Water up for sale in UK as Japanese owners pay £7.8mn dividend

      Company on the market as groups face pressure over debt levels and pollution failures

    • Sunday, 12 February, 2023
      UK energy
      UK taking ‘big gamble’ on further drop in energy prices, infrastructure expert warns

      While country moves towards renewables, gas storage is still essential, says John Armitt

    • Thursday, 9 February, 2023
      HS2
      Jon Thompson to become new chair of HS2

      UK audit watchdog chief takes over as government attempts to rein in rail link’s costs

    • Tuesday, 7 February, 2023
      High Speed Two Ltd
      HS2 faces more delays and cuts as UK government seeks to rein in costs

      Ministers explore options for high-speed rail line which is country’s biggest infrastructure project

    • Monday, 6 February, 2023
      UK energy
      Renewables groups sound alarm over UK grid connection delays

      Solar, wind and battery storage developers say 13-year wait threatens investment and Britain’s net zero goals

    • Sunday, 5 February, 2023
      Utilities
      Breakdown of gas storage talks leaves UK exposed to price surges, say experts

      Impasse over subsidies increases country’s dependence on expensive LNG imports

    • Friday, 3 February, 2023
      EY
      EY under fire over its two roles at battery start-up Britishvolt

      Big Four consultant took over administration of failed company after being paid £500,000 a month as adviser

    • Thursday, 2 February, 2023
      Pollution
      Water prosecutions fall in England despite thousands of pollution warnings

      Green groups say regulator is failing to hold polluters to account due to years of funding cuts

    • Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
      Octopus Energy
      Octopus signals plunge in UK taxpayer bill for Bulb rescue

      Energy group estimates government will lose just £260mn after takeover of collapsed power supplier

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