Fitch Ratings
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UK water sector faces tightened debt capacity with AMP8 challenges, warns Fitch Ratings
UK Water companies face significant operational and financial challenges in the regulatory period AMP8 (April 2025 to March 2030), Fitch Ratings says in a new report. To address these challenges, Fitch has adopted conservative cash flow forecasts, modelling a moderate reduction in the sector's debt capacity and highlighting performance outliers. Fitch has tightened the sector's […]
Federal funds ease US water utilities’ Capex burden but gap remains
Fitch Ratings-New York/Austin-12 December 2023: The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) provide important funding support to water and sewer utilities to address needed infrastructure improvements and maintenance, Fitch Ratings says. Despite the significant infusion of funds, Fitch estimates a funding gap in excess of $85 billion over the next […]
Mahmoud Harb (Fitch Ratings): “The relevance of water risks for sovereign rating is set to rise”
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