Digital solutions in Zambia
The Zambian water company Lukanga Water Supply & Sanitation Company (LgWSC), Gelsenwasser AG and Emschergenossenschaft/Lippeverband have been in an utility partnership for more than three years. Uwe Raback, geodata management engineer, is in charge of geographic information systems (GIS) on behalf of Gelsenwasser in the partnership. The German expert’s first assignment at the partner company […]
“It’s just wonderful to see how the exchange goes beyond the programme.”
You work for the Lukanga Water & Sanitation Company in Zambia. What challenges does this company face? Michaela Karolina Braun: Our technical systems are all very old and have reached the end of their technical service life. In addition, we have no redundancies in the system, there are no backup systems. This means that various […]
Kick-off visit of the utility partnership between Zambia and Saxony
In September, a small German delegation travelled to Mansa, Luapula Province, from the EU-funded utility partnership with Zambia implemented through the Global Water Operators’ Partnerships Alliance (GWOPA). After the successful conclusion of the contract at the beginning of August, the colleagues from Saxony could now officially start with the technical project work. During the long […]
Utility partnerships: The key to a water-secure future
Today still, more than two billion people across the globe do not have access to a safe supply of water. Moreover, many municipalities in the Global South are without an operational sanitation system. To help close these global supply gaps, municipal water supply and sanitation companies in Germany, Jordan, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Ukraine, […]
Installation of zone meters – GIS – asset management
During the one-week visit to Kabwe by three staff members of Gelsenwasser in May 2023, the focus was on the drinking water work package. The partners from Lukanga Water Supply and Sanitation Company Limited (LgWSC) had procured repair materials from the project budget, and together the two sides were able to install the parts and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
4. Network meeting of the Utility Platform: Intensive dialogue
In Stuttgart, participants from seven partnerships and six countries spent two days keenly discussing possible solutions to current issues in municipal water supply. Municipal water utilities are key actors for providing people with water supply and sanitation at the local level. This is why it is important to make water utilities efficient and effective, especially […]
