Ofwat gains new powers over water company dividends

The move is expected to prevent water companies from paying dividends that could threaten their financial stability

Ratings firm says energy infrastructure stable “except renewables”

Credit ratings agency Fitch has pegged the outlook for energy infrastructure in Europe and the Middle East as “stable” apart from renewables. In a report out yesterday it pointed to recent slashes to incentives in Italy for solar photovoltaics and in Spain for renewables in general. The agency said its negative outlook for the European […]

Blog: Will our AAA credit rating loss push up UK energy prices?

Triple A. No we’re not talking about a dodgy grease-haired boy band, the lesser-known cousin of that butch WWE wrestler or those annoyingly small batteries which you never have enough of to replace the ones in your telly remote. No, triple A or AAA is the top notch credit rating which the UK has, as […]