Utility company’s plant, which has only run five times, now has an estimated total cost of £500m Thames Water is preparing the UK’s only desalination plant to restart operations later this year – but it will not be ready until the winter, long after the current drought is likely to have passed. ...
Source: [Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/14/thames-water-desalination-plant-reservoir-drought)