Indebted Thames Water to ask markets for rescue funding

Indebted Thames Water to ask markets for rescue funding

Exclusive: Board to release turnaround proposals on Friday amid uncertainty over future of firm

Thames Water is preparing to tap debt markets within weeks in an attempt to fund a rescue plan and repair its threadbare finances, the Guardian can reveal.

It is understood the embattled water company is planning to publish a revised five-year spending plan within days, before a deadline next month. Its board is expected to meet on Thursday to rubber-stamp the plan, and executives hope to release it on Friday.

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