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The UK’s “A New Vision for Water” white paper scraps Ofwat and creates one regulator merging economic, environmental and drinking water oversight — with a Chief Engineer and infrastructure ‘MOT’ checks built in. The reform is backed by £104 billion in private investment over five years, with a Water Reform Bill expected before year-end.

• Single integrated regulator replaces Ofwat, Environment Agency and DWI functions
• Chief Engineer role created — infrastructure ‘MOT’ inspections mandated
• £104B private investment programme underpins AMP9 and beyond

A landmark UN University report says freshwater systems are now depleted faster than nature can restore them — a structural condition beyond crisis. Nearly 4 billion people face severe scarcity for at least one month per year, and global water demand is on track to exceed renewable supply by 40% by 2030.

• 4 billion people face severe water scarcity for at least one month per year
• Global demand projected to exceed supply by 40% by 2030
• Structural depletion — not cyclical — driving long-term infrastructure investment signal

VA Tech WABAG, in JV with Kuwait’s HEISCO, has secured a Design-Build-Operate contract for a 60 MIGD seawater reverse osmosis plant with integrated solar PV — WABAG’s first-ever project in Kuwait. The 36-month build is followed by a 5-year O&M period.

• 60 MIGD SWRO capacity — Design-Build-Operate contract structure
• Integrated solar PV — hybrid energy model increasingly standard in GCC
• WABAG’s first Kuwait entry signals expanding GCC market access for Indian EPC players