Frost & Sullivan: Efficiency and Innovation on top of the Agenda of the Big 5 Water Utilities

Frost & Sullivan: Efficiency and Innovation on top of the Agenda of the Big 5 Water Utilities PR Newswire LONDON, Nov. 14, 2012 - A new analysis identified seven areas that will need to be prioritized and the reasons why investment has not collapsed and is getting smarter LONDON, Nov. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Efficiency is and will be a top priority for water utilities during the coming years and will create a favourable environment for innovations, finance and new business models. Despite wider economic challenges, funds have been focused on improving efficiency through innovation. A Frost & Sullivan analysis on innovation, efficiency and creative finance in the water sector addresses new methods of improvement. The Big 5 water utility markets (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom) in 2012 account for almost $50 billion (77.8%) of CAPEX and OPEX spending in Europe and as such are leaders and crucial testing grounds for new technologies and innovative practices. "Understanding this region is important as the variation of economic, demographic, political and social realities help produce trends that can be translated to many other regions. Water utility investment has not collapsed in these countries, but is instead getting smarter and looking at opportunities that provide greater confidence in returns," says Frost & Sullivan Research Analyst Seth Cutler.