Thames Water
Thames Water is a company that is part of the pulse of the water sector. Here we bring together everything it publishes on Smart Water Magazine: its news, its blogs and the events it takes part in.
Thames Water unveils £5.7 billion tender for White Horse Reservoir
The UK’s largest water company has launched a £5.7bn tender notice for its proposed White Horse Reservoir in Oxfordshire. The 150 billion litre reservoir represents the largest water infrastructure investment in a generation. The project is one of nine new reservoirs that would provide water security for the UK, supporting the government's agenda for 1.5 million […]
Thames Water secures five-year wind power agreement with RWE
Thames Water has signed a five-year renewable energy agreement with RWE to power 15% of its services. Thames Water powers its operations with 100% renewable electricity. Thames Water self-generated and used 475.3GWh of renewable energy in 2024/5.
“We’re committed to maximising the value of the technology we’ve developed at Thames Water”
Smart metering has become a cornerstone of Thames Water’s strategy to tackle leakage, improve efficiency, and empower customers to take control of their water use. Over the past decade, the utility has installed more than 1.2 million smart meters — making it one of the largest and most ambitious programmes of its kind in the […]
Thames Water tackles London’s ‘wet wipe island’ in UK’s first mass river clean-up
180 tonnes of congealed wet wipes – the equivalent to the weight of 15 double decker London buses – are being removed from the River Thames by the Port of London Authority, in collaboration with Thames Water. The month-long operation is the country’s first mass wet wipe removal project of its kind. Environmental charity Thames21 and its volunteers have already collected more than 140,000 wet wipes along the Thames and campaigned to clean up the site.
120 tonne fatberg removed from Oxford sewer
A 120 tonne fatberg, equivalent in size of a blue whale, is removed from a large trunk sewer in Oxford. Clearing the fatberg required a coordinated effort from multiple Thames Water teams and contractors, highlighting the scale and complexity of the operation. Every year Thames Water clears 75,000 blockages from their sewer network, at a cost of £18 million.
Thames Water and Ofwat agree to further deferral of CMA Reference amid ongoing talks
Thames Water Utilities Limited (“TWUL” or the “Company”) announced on 14 February 2025 that it had asked its economic regulator, Ofwat, to refer its Final Determination to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for a re-determination (the “Reference”). On 18 March 2025, TWUL announced that it and Ofwat had agreed that Ofwat would defer making […]
Thames Water appoints Technical Partner to develop water transfer project
Thames Water has awarded AtkinsRéalis and Stantec (joint venture) a contract to develop designs for its Severn to Thames Transfer project.
Thames Water launches consultation on vital project to safeguard London from drought
The UK’s largest water company is encouraging customers and communities to have their say on its vital Teddington Direct River Abstraction (TDRA) project during a 10-week statutory public consultation.
Thames Water to advance recapitalisation discussions following KKR withdrawal
Thames Water Utilities Limited (“TWUL” or the “Company”) provides a further update on its equity raise process. On 31 March 2025 the Company announced that it had selected KKR to enter the Phase 2 diligence stage of the equity process as preferred partner, and that certain senior creditors would progress alternative transaction structures to seek […]