Following PR19 and our first ‘Bioresources Market Monitoring Report’ we launched our review of the bioresources market on 19 October 2020. The review is a more comprehensive look at the market and considers issues such as:
- the scope for bioresources competition under the current market model – amongst other things, this will help to inform our future monitoring of the market;
- the current barriers to competition and the development of the market;
- different forms of competition / market models; and
- options and the steps needed to achieve these market models and the barriers needed to achieve them.
The review will inform how we regulate in future, including our approach at PR24. In this page, we provide updates on this work.
Stakeholder event: Bioresources price control
This was a stakeholder event hosted by Ofwat on 9th April 2021. We have published the agenda and slides.
Stakeholder event: Bioresources information
This was a stakeholder event hosted by Ofwat on 25 February 2021. We have published the agenda and slides.
Stakeholder event: Bioresources market development – Review of progress and findings to date
This was a stakeholder event hosted by Jacobs on 15 January 2021 with an introduction by Ofwat and contribution from the EA. These were the slides.
Information request: Supplementary Bioresources market information
This was an information request commissioned by Ofwat on 17 December 2021. Sewerage companies were asked to fill out a set template. With water companies’ agreement we are publishing the non-confidential elements of their returns in the table below.
| Water company | Data | Supplementary commentary |
| Anglian Water | Anglian Water data | Anglian Water supplementary commentary |
| Dŵr Cymru | Dŵr Cymru data | Dŵr Cymru supplementary commentary |
| Hafren Dyfrdwy | Hafren Dyfrdwy data | Hafren Dyfrdwy supplementary commentary |
| Northumbrian Water | Northumbrian Water data | Northumbrian Water supplementary commentary |
| Severn Trent Water | Severn Trent Water data | Severn Trent Water supplementary commentary |
| South West Water | South West Water data | South West Water supplementary commentary |
| Southern Water | Southern Water data | n/a |
| Thames Water | Thames Water data | Thames Water supplementary commentary |
| United Utilities | United Utilities data | United Utilities supplementary commentary |
| Wessex Water | Wessex Water data | n/a |
| Yorkshire Water | Yorkshire Water data | Yorkshire Water supplementary commentary |
Based on this data, we are publishing this Power BI report:
For any queries regarding this report, please contact [email protected]