Job shadowing of Zambian professionals at Gelsenwasser: a video report
Gelsenwasser and the Lukanga Water Supply and Sanitation Company have been in an operator partnership since 2021. In July 2025, two specialists from the Zambian utility company, Frank Kalumba (engineer) and Mainza Hamwaka (network operations manager), visited Gelsenwasser to gain insights into German water supply processes. These job shadowing programmes, along with trips to Zambia, […]
Factsheet of the Utility Platform
The Utlility Platform in brief: background, objectives, approach, including its special approch in the Ukraine.
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 by Stadtentwässerung Dresden GmbH to the Luapula Water Supply and Sanitation Company in Zambia
In April 2025, a delegation from Stadtentwässerung Dresden GmbH (SEDD) visited the Luapula Water Supply and Sanitation Company (LpWSC) in Zambia. The mission was a great success and served to inspect the achievements of the existing Water Operator Partnership (WOP), define current challenges and prepare for future partnership development as part of the follow-up phase […]
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 […]
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 […]
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: How can water companies supply poorer target groups with water?
Utility partnerships, water utilities and Non-government organisations (NGOs) present technical and structural approachesThe poorest sections of the population in cities are not reached by the water utilities in many partner countries. They cannot afford a house connection or they live in informal settlements where the water utilities have no service area. As a result, low-income […]
7. Network meeting of the Utility Platform: Drinking water supply – a multifaceted form of active cooperation
At the 2024 network meeting of the Utility Platform, colleagues from the partnerships working together in the field of drinking water supply exchanged their experiences and approaches in depth. The focus was on three practical examples that are already having an impact after a short period of cooperation and at the same time highlight different […]
Experts Fund for Municipal Partnerships Worldwide: Lukanga Water & Sanitation Company (Zambia) and Gelsenwasser AG (Germany)
LgWSC faces significant challenges, including aging assets nearing the end of their lifespan, a lack of resilience and water losses amounting to 58%. Staff often lack the necessary training at the technical levels, and the need to expand infrastructure is high to accommodate the rapidly growing population. The utility partnership with LgWSC began in 2021 […]