Bills, Moody’s: “Rates will go up water to finance investments” – The Daily

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The new regulation of the market ‘ water , which will be updated and introduced later this year by the Authority for Electricity, gas and water system, will result in an increase for consumers of rates . To predict is the rating agency Moody’s , in a report on the Italian utility. The new rules will reflect in fact those of other regulated sectors such as power grids and gas and therefore involve tariff increases Automatic and guaranteed for companies that invest nell’efficientamento of cost and in improving the service. Increases following ones, in the order of 4-5%, recorded in the biennium 2013-2015. While, according to the calculations of Active Citizenship , since 2007 prices have risen by 52.3%.

Since a few months the water bills will contain an entry for specifically intended to finance investments for the management and maintenance of the aqueducts , it is to be hoped that this is reflected in a real improvement of the quality of the network. That so far there has been on average 37% of the water introduced in the pipes is wasted, and compared to 2013 the figure rose by three percentage points. The fee then rises to 60% to 58% in Calabria and Basilicata.

The new tariff method intended to come into force next year will result in any case for companies in an increase of sales and cash flow. In particular, according to Alessandro Scalia , vice president and senior analyst at Moody’s, “with the gradual recognition in rates of the planned investments needed to improve the performance of water networks, we expect that these activities contribute more to profits Acea , Hera and Aqueduct Pugliese “. However, “However, we expect some close on the return on investment, the demand for quality of service and on efficiency in operating costs that may put pressure on margins and profitability.” According to Moody’s, also, the new regulation on the water, along with the incentives put in place by the government, will also support the consolidation of the water sector: the bigger players like Acea, Hera and A2A will tend to absorb those minor.

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