Risks for European utilities have declined over the past quarter, according to a regular report by analysts Citi, but the risk from the economic recession remains high.
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Scottish Water has been fined £1,000 for supplying tainted water that sparked
complaints of a strange taste and skin irritation.
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A complaint about subsidies for nuclear power has been sent to the European Commission by lawyers for the Energy Fair group, with several other environmental groups and environmentalists.
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The government's Natural Environment White Paper is providing opportunities
for the water sector, MPs heard last week.
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Nigel Hawkins sees little possibility for price movements through IDoKs in the current economic climate.
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David Porter, chief executive of the AEP and Utility Week's newly crowned Industry Champion of 2011, is on the brink of uniting the AEP, ERA and UKBCSE into a single organisation. He talks to Janet Wood.
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It's tough being a water company right now. Consumer and industrial demand is affecting availability, managing the obsolescence of complex, distributed assets is a challenge and the regulator is shifting the incentive model in favour of customer experience.
Comment
Switzerland's plans to abandon nuclear energy in the wake of the Fukushima accident are not yet set in stone - and depend on the results of debates, consultations and a referendum. Siân Crampsie says it's not game over yet
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Water industry stakeholders are divided over key aspects of the government's Water White Paper and whether it is sufficiently ambitious, according to participants in Utility Week's online debate last week.
The chief inspector of drinking water has accused Water UK of sending muddled messages and making"disingenuous" claims about the sector's work on water quality.
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Scottish electricity grid companies have attacked proposals by energy regulator Ofgem for reform of the charging regime for using electricity transmission networks.
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