We have worked on almost every continent and are currently providing and improving water and wastewater services in the UK, Australia, the Middle East, Central and Eastern Europe and the Philippines.
We own and operate the water and wastewater network in the north west of England where we are delivering a £3.6 billion capital investment programme for 2010-15. We have a number of industry leading contracts in our portfolio including: operating the north west electricity distribution network; helping to deliver a multi-million capital programme for Southern Water; operating the gas network serving 2.5 million people in the north of England; and providing multi-utility metering and connections services. Our success has included several utility industry firsts and, as a result, we are the largest operator of water and wastewater assets in the UK.
Outside of the UK we currently have operations in Australia, the Philippines, Poland, Estonia, Bulgaria and India. In Manila, through our major water distribution leakage programme, we have reduced leakage from 63% to 25%. Through our wholly owned subsidiary in Australia, we have successfully operated the first public private partnership contract in the Australian water industry in Victoria.
In Estonia we have a 15 year contract to operate and maintain the water and wastewater operations for the country's capital, Tallinn, and in Bulgaria we are in a 25 year concession to operate and maintain the water and wastewater assets for the capital Sofia.