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Article: Water, energy and the waiting game: Energy companies are sitting on the edge of their seats while Government decides whether to deregulate the water market further. But industry body water UK has environmental and health concerns. (News Analysis).
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- Marketing Week
- Article date:
- March 14, 2002
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Drinking-water does not fall free from the skies. But if gas and electricity companies have their way, consumers could soon be paying less for tap water. The Government is due to issue a consultation paper in May which will look at opening the supply of tap water to a wider market, beyond the local monopolies operated by the existing 24 water companies, and paving the way for consumers to switch end suppliers.
Confident that the Government will give the green light to greater competition in the water market, gas and electricity companies are already planning to supply their own branded tap water by late 2003.
Centrica-owned British Gas, which has 60 per ...