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United Utilities Water Network Upgrade

Sector: Waste Processing and Treatment • Location: Manchester, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Source: AOL

Project
Planned

United Utilities plans to raise £800 million through a share sale to finance an additional £2.5 billion investment aimed at upgrading its water and sewage infrastructure across the North West of England. The investment focuses on enhancing network resilience and expanding capacity to support growth in housing, data centres, and clean energy projects. Specific projects include new water infrastruct

Status
Prospective
Sector
Waste Processing and Treatment, Water Supply and Storage
Location
Manchester, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
AOL

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The project “United Utilities Water Network Upgrade” is an infrastructure initiative in the Waste Processing and Treatment sector, located in Manchester, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom. Taiyo aggregates data on it from AOL.

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United Utilities plans to raise £800 million through a share sale to finance an additional £2.5 billion investment aimed at upgrading its water and sewage infrastructure across the North West of England. The investment focuses on enhancing network resilience and expanding capacity to support growth in housing, data centres, and clean energy projects. Specific projects include new water infrastructure for data centres in east Manchester (£200 million), water supply for a clean energy program in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire (£220 million), and wastewater treatment upgrades at 34 sites to support 66,000 new homes (£350 million).

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Water Supply

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United Kingdom (UK)

State

England

City

Manchester, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire

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Waste Processing and Treatment, Water Supply and Storage

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2026-05-09

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