Intensive and compact knowledge transfer in special times
In late September, the Utility Partnership Ukraine had the opportunity to welcome a delegation of ten people from the partner operators in Lviv, Ternopil and Nadvirna. The partnership faces difficult challenges in its day-to-day project work due to the ongoing war. A visit by the Ukrainian partners to Germany requires not only increased logistics, but […]
New experiences for some, new perspectives for others
Yoram William Sinyangwe has no doubt about it: the partnership with Gelsenwasser AG has been a blessing for his company – at all levels. ‘Virtually the entire organisation is involved in the project here. All 256 employees know the project and every single one of them supports it,’ reports the Managing Director of Zambia’s Kabwe-based […]
Quantitative water balances, prototype development, smart metering solutions…
At the end of August, the EThekwini Water & Sanitation (EWS) unit in Durban (South Africa), and HAMBURG WASSER (Germany), together with Open Cities Lab (OCL), Viva con Agua (VcA) and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) as additional partners, launched a 3-year Water Operator Partnership (WOP). This is one of 22 WOPs […]
Job shadowing of Tanzanian colleagues of KASHWASA and KUWASA at Hamburg Wasser
If you are interested in how WOPs work in practice, the following video features the partnership by Hamburg Wasser and colleagues of KASHWASA and KUWASA in Tanzania on the occasion of the jobshadowing in June 2022. Watch how the WOP principles are brought to life. More information about Hamburg Wasser International on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/hamburgwasser-international Video auf […]
Wastewater treatment increasingly important in times of climate crisis
Kerstin Krömer, Asset Manager of the German water utility “Oldenburg-Ostfriesischer Wasserverband (OOWV)” presented projects and experiences of the OOWV for municipal wastewater treatment at the 2nd YOUtility Lunch of the utility platform on 22nd of September. She presented to the 23 participants from German and international water utilities how OOWV treats municipal wastewater in pilot […]
Introducing the WOP Online Learning Programme
Some of the courses are self-paced, which means that you can take them whenever you wish to and complete them at your own pace. Other courses are instructor-led, which means that a course facilitator guides the group of participants through all the phases of the course. Instructor-led courses are run on a specific schedule and […]
Visit of the „Kleine Kinzig” dam
After the German colleagues had the opportunity to visit Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality (BCMM) in May, we are pleased that our South African partners were able to travel to us in June so that we can create a mutual understanding of the systems in both countries. During the visit in Germany, the partners from BCMM, […]
Energy consumption is a key point of cooperation
In 2021, a new German-Jordanian utility partnership was formed between Miyahuna LLC Water Company, Hamburg Wasser, Netze BW, and hanseWasser. This partnership focuses on optimising waterworks processes, water quality management and the energy-efficient operation of wastewater treatment plants. hanseWasser Bremen GmbH focuses primarily on the energy consumption of the wastewater treatment plant. Since 2015, the […]
Uncomplicated quick help connects
Peer-to-peer conusltation between cities was the topic of an event on 30th of June at the World Urban Forum in Katowice organized by Connective Cities with contributions from GWOPA and the utility platform. One example of fruitful peer to peer consultation on community level is the utility partnership between the Ukrainian utility Lvivvodokanal in Lviv […]
4. Network meeting of the Utility Platform: an overview
Overview At Stuttgart’s Impact Hub, a co-working space and event venue, more than 60 practitioners from seven partnerships met on May 30 and 31, 2022, to network across partnerships, identify success strategies for operator partnerships, and discuss emerging issues within the partnerships. The following BMZ-funded partnerships were represented at the network meeting: In addition, two […]
