Thames Water returning £73.8m to customers under Ofwat determinations
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Published Nov 14, 2023 12:44
Updated Nov 14, 2023 13:12
Thames Water returning £73.8m to customers under Ofwat determinations
Sharecast - Ofwat said most water companies would be required to return money to customers as part of their determinations, including funding for a green recovery program.
Among the companies, Thames Water was set to make the most significant return to customers, with a final determination of £73.8m.
That followed the earlier release of draft decisions in September, which underwent a consultation ending on 18 October.
Ofwat noted that the final revenue adjustment applied to the 2024-2025 period could differ from the reported outcome delivery incentive (ODI) payments for the same year due to additional adjustments.
For instance, Severn Trent (LON:SVT)'s revenue adjustment included extra funding for green recovery investment and the recovery of deferred outcome delivery incentive payments from previous years.
Ofwat said it also implemented changes for specific companies compared to the draft decisions.
Notably, Southern Water would return an additional £21m to customers, deferred to the 2025-2026 fiscal year.
To ensure fairness to customers, Ofwat said it adjusted the size of water companies' net ODI payments to reflect their marginal corporation tax rates.
That, the regulator said, would ensure that companies receive the level of ODI payments intended in the price review 2019 (PR19) final determinations, maintaining the financial incentives originally envisioned.
Thames Water and Anglian Water, in particular, had a 0% tax rate applied to them, factoring in additional evidence submitted by the companies, including information on tax losses and the benefits of 'bill smoothing' measures.
Full list of Ofwat final determinations for 2024-2025:
- Affinity Water -£8.088m
- Anglian Water -£27.185m
- Dŵr Cymru -£24.08m
- Hafren Dyfrdwy -£0.486m
- Northumbrian Water -£0.113m
- Portsmouth Water +£0.302m
- SES Water -£1.123m
- Severn Trent Water +£88.698m
- South East Water -£5.188m
- South Staffs Water +£0.869m
- South West Water (South West area) -£9.244m
- South West Water (Bristol area) -£2.573m
- Southern Water -£21.451m
- Thames Water -£73.766m
- United Utilities +£25.229m
- Wessex Water +£7.96m
- Yorkshire Water -£19.825m
- Industry total -£70.06m
Reporting by Josh White for Sharecast.com.
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