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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Alex Lawson and Yassin El-Moudden

Thames Water has failed to install any smart meters yet in £70m green scheme

A Thames Water van
Thames is one of five water companies with legal powers to fit meters. Photograph: Dinendra Haria/SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock

Thames Water has admitted it has failed to install a single smart water meter under a flagship £70m programme to fit hundreds of thousands of the devices to support the UK’s “green economic recovery” from Covid-19.

The company has told regulators and investors that it is yet to begin installing the 204,700 smart water meters promised in the Thames Valley region, which are due to be fitted by the end of March 2025.

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