Ireland

19 articles in Ireland

EUROPE WATER IN BRIEF Vol 13, Issue 5 (May 2012)

Capstone Infrastructure Corporation had offloaded 20% of Bristol Water to Itochu just six months after buying a 70% stake in the company from Suez Environnement.

REFORMERS Vol 13, Issue 5 (May 2012)

At the Global Water Summit in Rome last month, Mihir Shah of India’s Planning Commission outlined proposals for significant reforms of the Indian water sector.

David Lloyd Owen - Northern Ireland revisited: peace-meal progress in a political vacuum. Vol 13, Issue 4 (April 2012)

One hundred columns ago, back in January 2004, the future of Northern Ireland’s Water Service was considered.

COUNTER-REFORMATION Vol 13, Issue 2 (February 2012)

Ireland and India both announced public consultation phases ahead of sweeping water reform packages this month.

Defining a roadmap for PSP in the new Ireland Vol 13, Issue 2 (February 2012)

The Irish government has ruled out privatising its new water authority per se. What are the prospects for private sector participation in the post-reform era?

Stimulating Ireland’s water reform process Vol 13, Issue 2 (February 2012)

Austerity measures mean that Ireland faces an ambitious timetable to implement its water reform process. NewERA minister Fergus O’Dowd discusses the challenges with GWI.

Facing up to the new reality in Ulster Vol 12, Issue 1 (January 2011)

The water main breaks in Northern Ireland over Christmas have again brought the issue of domestic water charging to the fore. With subsidies from London declining, how long can the authorities afford to wait?

Austerity puts an end to free water in Ireland Vol 11, Issue 12 (December 2010)

Ireland’s austerity measures are set to bring free domestic water to an end. New tariffs will cover operating costs, but how will the republic fund its capital programme?

CRISIS MANAGEMENT Vol 11, Issue 12 (December 2010)

* There’s no big hurry to get the Wonthaggi plant finished, however: this year’s La Niña effect is rapidly refilling reservoirs in eastern Australia.

The new crowd at private water’s top table Vol 11, Issue 11 (November 2010)

David Lloyd Owen reviews a dozen editions of the Pinsent Masons Water Yearbook and sees a reshuffling amongst the major players.