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...Chris Weston, Thames Water’s chief executive, said this week the company was “a long way off” temporary nationalisation, but did not rule it out, presenting a major problem for Sunak in an election year....
...There is a stand-off between Ofwat and Thames Water, with neither side giving way, according to two people close to the discussions....
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...If the regulator allows them to do so, this is one way to increase their financial returns, so long as they do not make a mess of capital spending....
...The move dealt a blow to the group’s hopes of finding a way through its financial impasse. Thames Water needs billions of pounds to maintain operations and overhaul ageing infrastructure....
...All of this hints towards a way forward. It’s path two of JPMorgan’s flow chart above, where Thames Water’s opco is sold to new private shareholders that commit substantial new equity....
...There is only one way for a water utility serving the capital of a G7 country to lose so much value so fast: it was never worth £5bn to begin with. Yet its owners denied this reality for years....
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...But they are unwilling to invest more unless Ofwat gives way to demands for higher bills, dividends to allow them to pay debts, and some easing of regulatory fines....
...Three directors of Thames Water group entities have quit in recent days, a “sign that the restructuring is on the way,” said Adam Leaver, professor at the audit reform lab at the University of Sheffield....
...As we transform the way we regulate the industry, this high level of transparency is critical,” she added....
...Either way, the company remains in dire straits as it grapples with an £18.3bn mountain of debt, faces fines for sewer discharges and needs to invest billions of pounds to revamp its ageing infrastructure...
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