South East Water Faces Fresh Fines Over Persistent Outages

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By Jess Shankleman

March 4, 2026 at 2:55 PM UTC

Updated on

March 4, 2026 at 4:23 PM UTC

South East Water Ltd. is set to face financial penalties after an investigation found it caused or worsened multiple outages that affected nearly 300,000 customers since 2020.

Industry regulator Ofwat said it wanted to fine South East Water after a years long investigation found the utility failed to maintain key assets so couldn’t meet periods of high demand.