OFWAT's initial assessment of plans for PR19
Date published:
January 31, 2019
31 January 2019OFWAT have announced high expectations for
water companies at PR19, pushing them to go further than ever before, improving efficiency, customer service and resilience. In order to achieve this OFWAT have requested that water companies:
- Share financing gains with customers, ensuring that dividend and executive pay policy is aligned to delivering for customers.
- Look well beyond the five-year price review period to meet needs of future customers and protect and improve the natural environment.
OFWAT's initial assessment of water companies’ business plans for 2020 – 2025 shows how the best companies across England and Wales are rising to these challenges.
OFWAT's decisions at a glance:
[maxbutton id="15" url="https://www.ofwat.gov.uk/regulated-companies/price-review/2019-price-review/initial-assessment-of-plans/" text="Read the OFWAT report in full" ]
More from the water sector
Find out how the UK water sector is informing, innovating, and influencing change
Future Water Awards 2026 – Nominations now open
Celebrate excellence in the UK water sector by nominating outstanding individuals and organisations for the 2026 Future Water Awards, recognising emerging talent, people, and above-and-beyond contributions.
Water scarcity is a housing problem. Infrastructure-led efficiency is the answer
The government's 1.5 million homes target has a water problem. Research by Public First for CIWEM found that water scarcity could leave 61,600 homes unbuilt across the East and Southeast alone – a £25 billion shortfall. In Cambridgeshire, the constraint is already live: 9,000 homes delayed and counting.
Water scarcity threatens 61,600 new homes. Discover how smart metering infrastructure and flow-limiting technology help developers build in constrained areas.
Turning FOG from a sewer problem into a valuable resource
The FOG Network 2026 brought the sector together to explore how fats, oils, and grease can be kept out of sewers, traced through the system, and recovered as a useful resource.
The FOG Network 2026 brought the sector together to explore how fats, oils, and grease can be kept out of sewers, traced through the system, and recovered as a useful resource.