The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has received positive responses following its decision to launch applications for water-use licences specifically for hydropower, says DWS director-general Dr Sean Phillips. Speaking at the Spanish Chamber of Commerce’s Water Management and Sustainable Energy conference, held in Johannesburg on Tuesday, he said hundreds of applications had been received since the pre-applications for the water-use licences for hydropower generation were opened in April.
