Investor Presentaiton
Regulation
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Tideway's Licence is based on the standard UK water and sewerage model
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Bespoke enhancements reduce risk during construction
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Limited potential impact of Ofwat's Water 2020 programme
Subject to 5 year price control process during operational period
Enhancements in Tideway's licence
RCV
During construction expenditure is logged up to RCV with no ex-post review
Additional revenue building block for investment on a one year forward look basis
Incentives
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Post Construction, RCV will be adjusted based on the net present value of any overspend or underspend
A step down will apply to the WACC if System Acceptance happens after 28 February 2027
WACC
Financing Cost
Adjustment
Customer
Bad Debt
Fixed real WACC of c.2.5% until 1st April 2030 (assuming System Acceptance by 28 February 2027)
Provides partial protection against movements in the cost of debt (measured as movements in the iBoxx GBP
non-financials BBB 10+) above certain thresholds
Tideway is allowed to recover customer bad debt on a rolling two year basis
Revenue Stream
Threshold
Outturn
No change to revenue provision during construction
Provision for funding above the Threshold Outturn (£4.1bn real)
Enhanced regulatory framework set until 2030 providing more certainty than peers
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