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Thames Water Expresses Doubt It Can Avoid Temporary Nationalisation

SOUTHEAST ENGLAND, JUL 15 – Thames Water’s net debt rose to £16.8 billion amid a 33% increase in sewage spills and a 35% bill hike approved to fund infrastructure, with recovery expected to take a decade.

  • Thames Water said it warned that it will take 'at least a decade' to turn around its fortunes, amid talks over a rescue deal after KKR pulled out.
  • Operational strains drove Thames Water's net debt from £15.3bn to £16.8bn, and the company appealed Ofwat’s 35% bill hike determination for 2025-30.
  • Households in four counties faced a new hosepipe ban, and the ban will begin on July 22 for customers in OX, GL, SN, RG4, RG8 and RG9 postcodes.
  • Following the record fine, Thames Water will be grilled by MPs on Tuesday, and the setback raised the risk of collapse into a government-supervised administration.
  • The company said Thames Water will continue water services as normal regardless of ownership, with Weston pledging record investment in waste infrastructure over five years.
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Bloomberg broke the news in United States on Tuesday, July 15, 2025.
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