Factsheet of the Utility Platform
The Utlility Platform in brief: background, objectives, approach, including its special approch in the Ukraine.
Working meeting between Entsorgungsbetriebe Lübeck and the Sarandë regional water supply company
The business trip of the delegation from Entsorgungsbetriebe Lübeck (EBL) to Sarandë, Albania, took place from 22 April to 25 April 2025. The aim was to kick off the partnership with the Regional Water Utility Sarandë (RWUS) in the field of wastewater treatment, to take stock of the local wastewater treatment plant by EBL employees […]
Looking back at IFAT Munich 2024
Today three months ago the Utility Platform attended IFAT Munich: the world’s leading trade fair for water, sewage, waste and raw materials management. With almost 150,000 visitors from almost 170 countries and regions, it brings together the most important international industry representatives from politics, business and science and offers exciting ideas and innovative solutions for […]
7. Network meeting of the Utility Platform: an overview
Overview How can utility partnerships make a difference in achieving the sustainability goals of the 2030 Agenda? What was achieved in the pilot phase of the Utility Platform? What will the follow-up phase look like? These questions were the focus of the seventh networking event of the Utility Platform and were answered impressively. Almost 100 […]
7. Network meeting of the Utility Platform: From waste to recyclables
At the seventh network meeting of the operator platform in April 2024, the representatives from Cërrik and Sarandë in Albania and from Poltava in Ukraine presented their partnerships – both the successes they have already achieved and the challenges they still face. The exchange of experiences was complemented by visits to the RETERRA composting plant […]
Lübeck garbage containers in the middle of Albania?
From 19 to 26 October 2023, a delegation from Lübeck’s waste management company “Entsorgungsbetriebe Lübeck” travelled to Sarandë and Cërrik in Albania to kick off their new utility partnerships. The partnerships are based on Lübeck’s intercultural partnerships with three cities in Albania, which have been in place since 2022. The delegation first flew to the […]
6. Network meeting of the Utility Platform: an overview
Overview How can utilities in the partner countries operate more effectively and efficiently to meet the freshwater and wastewater needs of the population and cover their costs? This question was the focus of the 6th Utility Platform networking event in Berlin on May 25 and 26, 2023. The networking event followed the 5th Global WOPs […]
5. Network meeting of the Utility Platform: an overview
Overview The Utility Platform’s fifth network meeting took place from 29 to 30 November 2022 again in a virtual format and with an intentionally wide range of topics. On both days of the event, participants were able to choose between strengthening their soft skills, such as their advisory expertise or capacity for communicating results in […]
