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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Business
Callum Parke

Creditors in High Court row over Thames Water restructuring plans

Thames Water is in about £16 billion of debt (Andrew Matthews/PA) - (PA Archive)

Two groups of creditors of troubled water company Thames Water are in a High Court dispute over how best to keep it afloat, as the utility will run out of money by March if restructuring is not approved.

The utility, which is England’s biggest water company with about 16 million customers, is in about £16 billion of debt and needs £3.3bn over the next five years to keep running.

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