OOWV expands international cooperation

In the north-west. Learning from each other, cooperating across borders and overcoming challenges together – this is at the centre of the cooperation between the Oldenburgisch-Ostfriesischer Wasserverband (OOWV) and the Chambeshi Water Supply and Sanitation Company (ChWSSC) from Zambia. A delegation from the African water supply and wastewater disposal company has now visited the region […]

Visit from Lviv, Ternopil, Nadvirna and Dresden to the StEB Cologne

As the utility partnership is being continued, Stadtentwässerungsbetriebe Köln (StEB Köln) invited representatives of Stadtentwässerung Dresden (SEDD) and the wastewater and water utilities Lvivvodokanal, Ternopil and Nadvirna to a working meeting from 13 to 15 May. In several workshops, the participants jointly developed the main objectives of the collaboration and built up a sustainable network […]

Visit from Comrat (Moldova) to LWG

From March 24 to 27, 2025, a delegation from Su-Canal in Comrat (Republic of Moldova) visited LWG Lausitzer Wasser GmbH & Co. KG to further deepen their partnership in the field of water supply and wastewater disposal. The practice-oriented exchange provided crucial insights and solutions for both sides. The aim of the partnership is the […]

Launch of the Zambia hub of the Utility Platform

In the week of November 11 to 15, 2024, eight German operators traveled to meet their five Zambian partner companies. Together, they deepened existing partnerships and launched new ones: ► Lukanga Water Supply and Sanitation Company (LgWSC) and Gelsenwasser AG with Emschergenossenschaft/Lippeverband (since July 24 NEWZA-financed by GIZ Zambia, more information here) ► Eastern Water […]

Improving the wastewater infrastructure in the war zone

As part of the solidarity utility partnership between the Oldenburgisch-Ostfriesischer Wasserverband (OOWV) and drinking water and wastewater utilities in Sumy and Chernihiv (Ukraine), significant steps were taken in 2024 to improve the wastewater infrastructure in north-eastern Ukraine: a suction vehicle was procured and delivered to Ukraine, high-quality laboratory technology enables better and faster drinking water […]

Building bonds between Apa Canal Chişinău and Stadtentwässerung Dresden

In autumn 2023, two utility partnerships between German and Moldovan municipal companies were initiated as part of the Utility Platform. One of these partnerships is between Apa Canal Chişinău (ACC), the municipal water company of the capital of the small south-east European country, and Stadtentwässerung Dresden GmbH (SEDD). ACC is the main provider of water […]

Partnership cooperation on site in Husiatyn (Ukraine) shows success

The operator partnership between Husiatyn (Ukraine) and Baruth/Mark, which has been running for a year now, has already seen four joint work efforts on site in Husiatyn (Ukraine) as well as one job shadowing of Ukrainian colleagues to Baruth.The town of Husiatyn is located in western Ukraine, around 70 km south-east of Ternopil. Since the […]

Water knows no borders

Pumping stations hit by rockets, power cuts and collapsed telecommunications have been ongoing challenges for Ukrainian operators since the start of the war. Vasyl Lytvynyuk from the Nadvirnavodokanal water and wastewater company in the small town of Nadvirna in western Ukraine makes it clear: “Without the help of our German partners, we would not have […]