Thames Water asks creditors for more time to help repay £20bn debt pile
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Key context: <p>Troubled utility lobbies for deadline on part of the debt to be extended to March 2028</p><p>Thames Water has asked its creditors for more time to pay back billions of pounds in debt, as the water company scrambles to keep itself afloat.</p><p>The UK’s largest water company said it had proposed an “interim” deal under which the deadline to pay off an unspecified portion of the £20bn of debt on its balance sheet would be extended from 2027 to March 2028.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/nov/09/thames-water-asks-creditors-more-time-repay-debt-pile">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Troubled utility lobbies for deadline on part of the debt to be extended to March 2028Thames Water has asked its creditors for more time to pay back billions of pounds in debt, as the water company scrambles to keep itself afloat.The UK’s largest water company said it had proposed an “interim” deal under which the deadline to pay off an unspecified portion of the £20bn of debt on its balance sheet would be extended from 2027 to March 2028. Continue reading...
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