英国环境大臣安吉拉·伊格尔宣布，政府准备改变现行法律以推进水务产业改革，并可能将陷入困境的泰晤士水务公司收归公有1。伊格尔表示，虽然特殊管理程序可能是国有化的第一步，但泰晤士水务目前在技术上并未破产，政府可能需要通过立法改革来应对美国对冲基金东主的行为1。
泰晤士水务公司面临严重财务危机，负债达200亿英镑，因污水泄漏和非法股东分红被罚1.227亿英镑1。包括Elliott Management和Apollo Global Management在内的美国对冲基金正寻求100亿英镑的债务重组协议1。伊格尔指出，泰晤士水务的行为违反了《水法》的预期1。英国自2022年以来经历第五次干旱1，哈文特·西克特水库将成为英国自1992年以来首个新水库1。
Environment Secretary Angela Eagle has confirmed that the government is prepared to take troubled Thames Water into public ownership, but indicated that legislative reform would be necessary to address the conduct of American hedge fund owners 1. While special administration procedures might represent an initial step toward nationalization, Thames Water is not technically insolvent at present, meaning the government would likely need to pursue statutory changes to implement such a plan 1.
Thames Water faces substantial challenges, carrying debt of £20 billion and having been fined £122.7 million for sewage spills and unlawful dividend payments to shareholders 1. American hedge funds, including Elliott Management and Apollo Global Management, are seeking a £10 billion debt restructuring agreement 1. Eagle stated that although Thames Water has not technically entered bankruptcy, its actions have violated the expectations set out in the Water Act 1. The company's difficulties occur as Britain experiences its fifth drought since 2022 1. The government has already prepared legislative proposals to advance water industry reform, with Havant Thicket set to become Britain's first new reservoir since 1992 1.
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