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 […]
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 […]
BonnNetz supports Kherson with relief supplies
On Friday, 21 June, Lord Mayor Katja Dörner and BonnNetz Managing Director Urs Reitis met at the House of Networks to inspect the many relief supplies that BonnNetz has procured for Kherson. The material collected in BonnNetz’s central warehouse is to be transported to Ukraine as soon as possible. Independently of the cooperation agreed by […]
The EcoService2022 waste management association in Ukraine is aiming high
As part of the utility partnership between the Bergischer Abfallwirtschaftsverband (BAV) and the Ukrainian waste management association EcoService2022, 500 additional waste containers have been delivered to the Ukrainian region of Poltava. The delivery is part of an ambitious plan to introduce an effective waste management system and separate waste collection in the four Ukrainian municipalities […]
Outcome Report 7: Water Operator Partnership Tanzanian KASHWASA, KUWASA and German Water Operator HAMBURG WASSER and Netze BW Wasser
The water operator partnership between HAMBURG WASSER and Netze BW Wasser and the Tanzanian operators KASHWASA and KUWASA started in Februaray 2022 and the MoU between all partners was signed in March 2022. The project termination date was initially set to be May 2023, but two extensions took place until June 2024. The current report […]
Outcome Report 5: South African Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality and German Water Operators Oldenburgisch-Ostfriesischer Wasserverband and Wupperverband
The Water Operator Partnership (WOP) between Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality (BCMM) in South Africa, Oldenburgisch-Ostfriesischer Wasserverband (OOWV) and Wupperverband (WV) in Germany was funded under the pilot phase of the German Utility Platform for Strengthening Partnerships of Municipal Utilities Worldwide. The project kicked off in February 2022 and built on an existing twinning arrangement between […]
Outcome Report 4: Zambian Water Operator Lukanga Water Supply and Sanitation Company and German Operators Gelsenwasser, Emschergenossenschaft and Lippeverband
The Water Operator Partnership (WOP) between Lukanga Water Supply and Sanitation Company Limited (LgWSC) in Zambia, Gelsenwasser (GW) and Emschergenossenschaft and Lippeverband (EGLV) in Germany was funded under the pilot phase of the German Utility Platform for Strengthening Partnerships of Municipal Utilities Worldwide. The project was formalised in January 2021 through the contract between GIZ […]
Outcome Report 2: Ukrainian Water Operators in Lviv, Ternopil and Nadvirna and German Operators Stadtentwässerung Dresden, SteB Köln and Berliner Wasserbetriebe
The utility partnership started in July 2019, initially with three German partners and Lvivvodokanal as well as the Ukrainian water and wastewater association ‘Ukrovodokanalecologiya’ on the Ukrainian side. Nadvirnavodokanal and Ternopilvodokanal were included at the end of 2021. In the meantime, almost all planned results have been achieved, despite difficult circumstances (COVID-19, outbreak of war […]
Outcome Report 1: Water Operator Partnership Jordan Water Company “Miyahuna”, German Operators HAMBURG WASSER and hanseWasser Bremen
This WOP project is one of nine international WOPs, three solid waste operator partnerships and 16 solidarity operator partnerships with Ukraine supported under the pilot project until June 2024. This report summarizes the design and implementation of the project and identifies the main outcomes derived from the partnership in each work package. It should be […]