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Add as preferred source on GoogleOfwat refers five water companies' price re-determination requests to the UK's competition regulator, CMA, while agreeing to defer Thames Water's request by up to 18 weeks.
(Reuters) - Ofwat, which regulates the water industry in England and Wales, said on Tuesday it has formally referred requests from five companies for a re-determination of their price review to the UK's competition regulator.
The five companies whose requests have been referred to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) are Anglian Water, Northumbrian Water, South East Water, Southern Water and Wessex Water, Ofwat said in a statement.
The water regulator also said that it has agreed to Thames Water's request for deferring its request reference to the CMA by up to 18 weeks.
(Reporting by Aby Jose Koilparambil in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli)
The main topic is Ofwat referring five water companies' price re-determination requests to the UK's competition regulator, CMA.
The companies involved are Anglian Water, Northumbrian Water, South East Water, Southern Water, and Wessex Water.
The CMA will review the re-determination requests from the water companies referred by Ofwat.
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