泰晤士河水公司得到30亿英镑的贷款,以防止面临160亿英镑债务的破产。
Thames Water receives £3 billion loan to prevent bankruptcy, facing £16 billion debt.
英国最大的供水公司泰晤士水公司被高等法院法官授予30亿英镑的紧急贷款,避免了潜在的破产。
Thames Water, England's largest water provider, has been granted a £3 billion emergency loan by a High Court judge, staving off potential bankruptcy.
该公用事业为1 600万客户提供服务,目前约有160亿英镑的债务和所需资金,以避免在3月前用完现金。
The utility, serving 16 million customers, is in about £16 billion of debt and needed funding to avoid running out of cash by March.
尽管对9.75%的利率有所顾虑,但该贷款还是得到批准,其目的是支持该公司正在进行的周转和基础设施的改善。
The loan, approved despite concerns over a 9.75% interest rate, aims to support the company's ongoing turnaround and infrastructure improvements.