Pennon says move comes because of 鈥榣ack of certainty over Interserve鈥檚 future鈥�
The parent company of the client which booted Interserve off an energy-from-waste scheme in Glasgow more than two years ago is writing off a further 拢23m from the amount it reckons the firm owes it because of worries over its ability to pay up.
Viridor kicked Interserve off the job in November 2016 after losing patience with the firm, complaining that it had 鈥渞epeatedly failed鈥� to meet its delivery milestones. It added that it was 鈥渘o longer able to tolerate鈥� delays to the scheme.
In its latest of results, Viridor鈥檚 parent, listed water utility Pennon, said it was now cutting what it expected to get back because of 鈥渁 result of the lack of certainty around the future of Interserve鈥檚 business鈥�.
It had originally told Interserve it was owed 拢72m but has since reduced this to 拢64m and in its annual results for the year ending March 2019, published last week, said it had made a further reduction.
鈥淲e have sought to make an appropriate market-based assessment using the latest public information available. Consequently a provision of 拢22.7 million has been recognised in the year against the receivable.鈥�
Interserve won the job back in July 2012 which then had a pricetag of 拢146m and an original completion date of early 2016. Interserve was eventually replaced by Doosan Babcock.
Interserve declined to comment.
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