Workshop: Strengthening Operational Planning in Operator Partnerships
Thank you to the nearly 40 participants who joined our workshop on operational planning and monitoring, and who provided valuable feedback to help us further refine our template. On 17 March 2026, members of the Utility Platform came together to strengthen how results are planned and tracked within operator partnerships. An input by Mohan Dhamotharan set the scene for a practical exchange, followed by group work using our adapted operational planning template. A key question emerged during the session: What is operational planning for? Operational planning provides a structured framework […]
Successful working week in Dresden: SEDD once again welcomes delegation from Nadvirna and Ternopil
From 8 to 13 March 2026, another working meeting of the operator partnership with its Ukrainian partner companies took place at Stadtentwässerung Dresden (SEDD) in Dresden. The delegations from Nadvirna and Ternopil once again travelled to the banks of the Elbe—returning to a place where professional cooperation and a relationship built on trust have now […]
First delegation visit from Pervomaisk strengthens cooperation with Augsburg’s municipal utilities
Since 2025, a solidarity utility partnership has existed between Augsburg’s municipal utilities (Stadtwerke Augsburg, swa) and Pervomaiskvodokanal in southern Ukraine. It complements the town twinning that has been in place since 2022 and is primarily aimed at sustainably securing the drinking water supply in Pervomaisk through the procurement of urgently needed pumps. From 2 to […]
Factsheet of the Utility Platform
The Utlility Platform in brief: background, objectives, approach, including its special approch in the Ukraine.
Ukrainian water engineers visit German partners in Dresden
The programme focused on the Dresden-Kaditz sewage treatment plant, one of the largest and most technically advanced in Saxony. There, the guests gained valuable knowledge about how the plants work, particularly about biological treatment processes, sludge handling and the use of biogas. The Ukrainian chief engineer from Nadvirnavodokanal was particularly impressed and took the opportunity […]
The remarkable contribution of Ukrainian municipalities
Since the beginning of the decentralisation reforms, which also have been driven forward with German support since 2014, Ukrainian municipalities have been taking on increasing responsibility for local tasks and development. Since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, Ukrainian municipalities and municipal companies have been doing extraordinary work to protect the lives of the population […]
Continued support for Irpinvodokanal from the Zweckverbands Wasser/Abwasser Bornaer Land
Background The solidarity operator partnership between ZBL and Irpinvodokanal has been in place since summer 2023. It complements the long-standing town twinning between Borna and Irpin, in which ZBL’s managing director, Simone Luedtke, is heavily involved. Already in the pilot phase of the partnership, urgently needed technical equipment and materials for restoring the drinking water […]
Utility Platform at ReBuild Ukraine 2025
Trilateral Workshop on Tariff Setting in the Water and Wastewater Sector As part of the ReBuild Ukraine Conference, the German Association of Local Public Utilities (VKU) hosted a trilateral workshop on 12 November 2025 together with the Polish Chamber of Waterworks (IGWP) and the Association of Ukrainian Water Utilities (Ukrovodokanalekologiya). Supported by the KommuNe, Felicity II and the […]
Personal introductions between Zweckverband Wasserversorgung Trollmühle and Teplovodservice Myrhorod
The solidarity operator partnership between the Zweckverband Wasserversorgung Trollmühle and the Ukrainian municipal company Teplovodservice Myrhorod (KUT) complements the municipal partnership between the Langenlonsheim-Stromberg Association of Municipalities (Rhineland-Palatinate) and the municipality of Myrhorod in the Poltava Oblast, which has been in place since 2022. The aim of this solidarity operator partnership is to promote personal […]
Water connects: Operator partnership between Khersonvodokanal and BonnNetz secures supply in times of war
A solidarity operator partnership between the German company BonnNetz and the water supply company Khersonvodokanal from Kherson, Ukraine, has been in place since the end of 2023. The aim of this partnership is to promote the exchange of expertise and to support the Ukrainian partners in restoring and stabilising the drinking water supply. Personal exchange […]