{"query_echo":{"q":"","filters":{"climate_tags":["water use licence"]},"warnings":[{"code":"facet_value_not_in_vocabulary","message":"Value 'water use licence' for facet 'climate_tags' is not in the controlled vocabulary."}]},"total":{"value":3,"relation":"eq"},"page":1,"page_size":20,"self":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/api/v1/search?climate_tags=water+use+licence","stability":"beta","ai_marking":{"digital_source_type":{"uri":"http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/digitalsourcetype/trainedAlgorithmicMedia","name":"Created using Generative AI"},"notice":"Summary and key insights are generated using artificial intelligence."},"results":[{"id":"cer-000643","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/cer-000643","title":"URGENT REQUEST FOR ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND REASONS REGARDING THE WATER USE LICENCE FOR THE PROPOSED KHANYISA INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCER (IPP) COAL-FIRED POWER STATION (LICENCE NO 06/B11F/CGIHE/6684)","publisher":{"name":"Centre for Environmental Rights","organization":"centre-for-environmental-rights"},"document_type":"statement","language":"en","date_published":"2018-03-01","source_url":"https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/CER-letter-to-DWS-re-Khanyisa-WULA_01.03.18.pdf?x21779","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The Centre for Environmental Rights (CER), acting on behalf of groundWork (gW), has issued an urgent request to the South African Department of Water and Sanitation for information and reasons regarding a water use licence (WUL) issued for the proposed 600 MW Khanyisa Independent Power Producer (IPP) coal-fired power station.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cer-000643#summary","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},"key_insights":[{"text":"A water use licence (licence no: 06/B11F/CGHIE/6684) for the proposed 600 MW Khanyisa coal-fired power station appears to have been issued by the Acting Director-General of the Department of Water and Sanitation on 7 December 2017, though the CER questions why the Director-General issued it instead of the Olifants Catchment Management Agency (CMA).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cer-000643#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},{"text":"The CER and its client, groundWork, claim they were not notified of the WUL decision despite groundWork submitting an objection to the application on 23 January 2017. They only became aware of the licence through the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA), which provided a copy on 28 February 2018.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cer-000643#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},{"text":"The CER alleges that the appointed environmental assessment practitioner (EAP), Aurecon, acted unlawfully by refusing to disclose whether a WUL had been issued or to provide requested information to interested and affected parties, citing instructions from the applicant, ACWA Power Khanyisa Thermal Power Station RF (Pty) Ltd.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cer-000643#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},{"text":"The CER has requested a comprehensive set of documents by 9 March 2018 to facilitate a potential appeal under section 148(1) of the National Water Act, including the Integrated Water Use Licence application (IWULA) from November 2016, a subsequent IWULA and Integrated Water Management Plan dated 8 June 2017, and a 2011 Geohydrological Report.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cer-000643#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-08-17"}],"climate_tags":["coal-fired power station","water use licence","environmental justice","energy transition"],"geography_discussed":[],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["legal request","administrative challenge"]},{"id":"cer-000476","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/cer-000476","title":"RECORD OF RECOMMENDATION: INTEGRATED WATER USE LICENCE FOR KIPOWER IPP COAL-FIRED POWER STATION","publisher":{"name":"Centre for Environmental Rights","organization":"centre-for-environmental-rights"},"document_type":"statement","language":"en","date_published":"2017-08-10","source_url":"https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Annexure-L-CER-Letter-DWS-10-8-17.pdf?x21779","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The Centre for Environmental Rights (CER), acting on behalf of groundWork, is requesting clarification from the Department of Water and Sanitation regarding the \"minimum requirements\" used to recommend the issuance of an integrated water use licence (IWUL) for the proposed 600MW KiPower coal-fired power station near Delmas, Mpumalanga.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cer-000476#summary","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The Centre for Environmental Rights (CER), representing groundWork, has requested the Department of Water and Sanitation to clarify the meaning of \"minimum requirements\" cited in the Record of Recommendation (RoR) for the issuance of an integrated water use licence (IWUL) to KiPower (Pty) Limited. This request is intended to support an appeal of the IWUL.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cer-000476#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},{"text":"The IWUL application pertains to the proposed 600MW KiPower coal-fired power station, which is planned to be located near Delmas in Mpumalanga.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cer-000476#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-08-17"}],"climate_tags":["coal-fired power","water use licence","energy transition"],"geography_discussed":[],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["legal correspondence"]},{"id":"cer-000456","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/cer-000456","title":"annexure-e-groundwork-authorisation-bad16d432cba2c85.pdf","publisher":{"name":"Centre for Environmental Rights","organization":"centre-for-environmental-rights"},"document_type":"statement","language":"en","date_published":null,"source_url":"https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Annexure-E-groundWork-Authorisation.pdf?x21779","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"A letter dated 6 September 2017 from Sven Eaton Patrick Peck, Director of groundWork, appointing the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) as attorneys of record to represent groundWork in an appeal to the Water Tribunal regarding a water use licence for the proposed KiPower 600MW coal-fired power station.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cer-000456#summary","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Sven Eaton Patrick Peck, acting as Director of groundWork, authorised Robyn Hugo or any other attorney at the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) to serve as groundWork's attorneys of record.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cer-000456#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},{"text":"The Centre for Environmental Rights is authorised to represent groundWork in an appeal to the Water Tribunal concerning the decision to grant a water use licence to KiPower (Pty) Ltd for a proposed 600MW independent power producer coal-fired power station, as well as other necessary steps regarding environmental authorisations and the water use licence.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cer-000456#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-08-17"}],"climate_tags":["energy transition","coal-fired power station","water use licence"],"geography_discussed":[],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["legal authorisation"]}]}