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South West Water & SES Water Final Determinations
South West Water & SES Water Final Determinations.
About this update from Pennon Group Plc
Pennon Group plc PR24 Final Determinations for South West Water and Sutton and East Surrey Water Ofwat has this morning published its PR24 Final Determination in respect of the K8 period (2025 - 2030) for the water businesses within the Pennon Group; South West Water (SWW) and Sutton and East Surrey (SES). Ofwat continues to recognise the 'outstanding' nature of South West Water's original business plan through a 30 bps uplift to the cost of capital (subject to meeting certain targets over the forthcoming period), whilst SES benefits from a 5bps uplift for a 'good' plan. The headlines of the Final Determination are: · A sector wide cost of capital for the sector of 4.03% on a post-tax real basis; · Totex [1] allowances of £4.5bn and £0.4bn for SWW and SES respectively; and · Revenues 1 of £4.4bn and £0.4bn for SWW and SES respectively over the five year period. We are reviewing the detailed documentation which forms the Final Determinations, including the framework for risk and return, and have until mid February 2025 to respond. We will be hosting a Capital Markets Event on 25 th February 2025. For further information, please contact: Institutional equity investors and analysts Louise Rowe - Compliance, ESG and IR Director 01392 443 260 James Murgatroyd - FGS Global 020 7251 3801 Debt investors Chris Tregenna - Group Treasurer 01392 443 260 Retail investors Link Asset Services 0371 664 9234 [1] 2022/23 real price base