Water industry regulator Ofwat has granted more water and sewerage retail licences ahead of the non-household market opening to competition in April 2017.
Three Sixty Water Ltd. Has been granted water and sewerage retail licences, while South East Water has been granted a sewerage licence which will enable the water only company to provide retail sewerage services to its existing 60,000 business customers via its dedicated retail arm South East Water Choice.
According to the latest update on the Open Water website, the number of retailers who have been granted water and sewerage licences now stands at thirteen, as follows:
- Affinity Water
- Anglian Water Business (National) Ltd
- Business Stream
- Castle Water
- Clear Business South East Water Choice
- Cobalt Water
- Kelda Water Services Retail
- NWG Business
- SES Business Water
- Source for Business
- SSWB Ltd
- Water Plus
- Water 2 Business
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