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Evening Standard
Holly Williams

Embattled South West Water owner taps investors for £550m amid overhaul plan

Pennon has unveiled plans for a £550 million investor cash-call as part of an overhaul (Alamy/PA) -

Pennon has unveiled plans for a £550 million investor cash-call as part of an overhaul just weeks after its South West Water supplier was fined a record £7.9 million for repeated sewage spills.

Recently-hired chief executive Keith Haslett said the rights issue would help support plans for around an extra £1 billion of investment as it looks to “deliver better outcomes for our customers and communities”.

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