This article discusses the UK water regulator Ofwat’s decision to approve a plan that will give Thames Water equity investors a 5.1% return on their investment over the next 5 years. Investors must now determine whether the return rate is sufficient to ensure the company can attract the investment required to improve its infrastructure.

Tim Whittaker, Research Director at EDHEC Infrastructure & Private Assets Research Institute, commented:

“I don’t see how any equity investor will tip money in for that return – they would demand roughly 11%”.

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