Anglian looks to invest £1.6bn in 2026/27

(by Verity Mitchell)

Anglian Water has published an update on its AMP8 progress and plans. It expects to commit the highest-ever level of investment in its area during the next financial year: £1.6bn of capital and maintenance expenditure.

In the first year, it reported that £1.1bn of investment was delivered. It has commenced more than 1,000 capital delivery schemes, with an additional 500 projects expected to start from April. A total of 315,000 new smart meters were installed during the first year of its five-year business plan, bringing the total deployed to more than 1.4m meters. 85% of Anglian’s customers are now metered.

Significant progress has also been made to upgrade sewer performance. Expected blockages have been cut by 58% in hotspot areas. Anglian Water will invest £269m in the new financial year to reduce spills from storm overflows. This includes £47m to build 35 new storm tanks across the East of England, which will significantly increase stormwater storage capacity.