Thames Water, battling to avoid administration, agrees fine payment plan
Thames Water must pay £24.5 million by September 30 as part of a £122.7 million fine for environmental breaches and dividend rule violations, with a final deadline in 2030.
- On 27 August 2025, Thames Water agreed to pay £24.5 million of a record £122.7 million fine under a plan with regulator Ofwat in England.
- The fines stem from Ofwat's May 2025 investigation that found Thames failed to maintain sewage infrastructure and paid out unjustified dividends.
- Thames Water remains in talks with senior creditors for a market-led recapitalisation while the government appointed FTI Consulting for contingency plans if the firm collapses.
- Lynn Parker from Ofwat explained that the payment arrangement ensures Thames Water remains responsible for its shortcomings while also acknowledging the company's current efforts to raise equity and restructure its capital.
- The remaining £98.2 million must be paid within 30 days of securing rescue financing or 30 days after exiting special administration, with a backstop date set for 31 March 2030.
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Thames Water to pay fifth of record £122.7m fines by end of September
The remaining 80% is dependant on the financial security and future of the debt-laden water supplier, but a backstop has been set for March 31 2030.
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Britain's Thames Water said on Wednesday the regulator had given it some breathing space to repay 123 million pounds ($166 million) worth of fines, as it continues to try to secure new funding to avoid temporary government nationalisation.
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