Programme
Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Programme (HARP)
United KingdomWater Infrastructure, Bulk Water Infrastructure, Tunnel Infrastructure, Strategic Water Infrastructure, Resilience Infrastructure
Major UK water-resilience programme replacing six ageing tunnel sections of the Haweswater Aqueduct. HARP is the first UK water-sector programme delivered through Ofwat's Direct Procurement for Customers (DPC) model, under which Cascade Infrastructure acts as the Competitively Appointed Provider responsible for designing, building, financing and maintaining the replacement infrastructure.
Status
Under Construction / Early WorksStatus
Completed / Competitively Appointed Provider SelectedProcurement Status
Value
GBP 3 billionProject Value
Scale & Capacity
110 kmExisting Aqueduct Length
6 sectionsTunnel Sections to be Replaced
Overview
- Location
- Cumbria, Lancashire and Greater Manchester, England
- Delivery Model
- Direct Procurement for Customers (DPC) / Design-Build-Finance-Maintain (DBFM)
- Financing
- Competitively Appointed Provider (CAP) Project Finance / Private Equity and Debt
- Scale / Scope
- Replacement of six ageing tunnel sections of the approximately 110 km Haweswater Aqueduct, together with connections to existing siphons, associated facilities, access works and supporting infrastructure, protecting drinking-water supply to approximately 2.5 million people.