David Black

Ofwat calls for faster reforms in non-household market

Ofwat launches investigation into ‘unpermitted’ sewage discharges

Ofwat provisionally approves Thames’ £600m resilience spend

Ofwat: Price reviews should be ‘incremental steps’ in longer-term plan

Ofwat puts pressure on CSO action

Ofwat warns of low awareness of financial support

Ofwat approves £850m green investment and £1.9bn for WINEP

Ofwat asks customers to share Covid-19 experiences

Water efficiency will be central to PR24

Where does Fletcher’s departure leave Ofwat?

Rachel Fletcher's departure as Ofwat chief executive to join Octopus Energy presents the regulator with a significant challenge at a crucial moment for the water sector. Ruth Williams looks at her legacy and the likely candidates to fill her shoes.

Fletcher leaves Ofwat for Octopus Energy

Ofwat rules out 2021 implementation of CMA changes

Ofwat has rejected calls to change its charging rules to let appellant companies implement whatever ruling the CMA determines from April 2021. The updated charges will now not come into place until 2022.

Ofwat consults on the water sector of the future to inform PR24

With the water sector less than a year into enacting PR19 business plans, Ofwat has reached out to stakeholders for input on the framework for the next price review. It asks what the sector should look like by 2040 and how to get there considering climate change, investment, affordability and resilience.

Ofwat: CMA’s rate of return would cost billpayers £2bn

Ofwat: CMA’s allowed returns are too generous

Ofwat has expressed concern that in its PR19 provisional redeterminations, the CMA has set a rate of return that is lower than that requested by the appellant companies in their business plans. Senior director David Black told Utility Week this goes against the precedent of previous cases. Read his comments and reaction from across the industry.