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 […]
Personal launch of the solidarity operator partnership between enercity and three municipal companies from Mykolaiv
Since the beginning of Russia’s war of aggression, the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv has suffered massive destruction to its water infrastructure. The effects of the war have severely damaged the water supply in Mykolaiv. For several years, drinking water could only be provided via decentralised reverse osmosis plants, which the population had to supply […]
Successful digital workshop strengthens German-Ukrainian operator partnerships
The aim of the event was to appeal particularly to those operators who have had less opportunity to gain experience in professional exchange. Through practical input, open discussions, and exchanges with experienced colleagues, concrete success factors were identified, uncertainties addressed, and new motivation sparked. Common understanding and clear needs Moderator Reinhard Hannesschläger led the workshop […]
Sumy water utility enhances laboratory capabilities through operator partnership
For the past three years, the municipal enterprise Miskvodokanal in Sumy has been engaged in a successful international cooperation with the Oldenburgisch-Ostfriesischer Wasserverband (OOWV) in the framework of the Utility Platform project. This ongoing collaboration has significantly strengthened the technical and operational capacity of Miskvodokanal. Through consistent dialogue and exchange with the German partner, the […]
Solidarity in practice: Visit to PaKo + visit of Ukrainian partners in Oldenburg
After participating in the German-Ukrainian Municipal Partnership Conference in Münster, they worked together on technical topics in Oldenburg, including sewage sludge treatment and remediation using short liners. During the conference, discussions focused on potential synergies in partnerships and Ukraine’s accession to the EU. In a panel discussion on municipal umbrella organisations, Ukraine’s municipal services were […]
Working meeting between the operators EcoService-2022 and BAV
Biowaste management in practice – learning and exchange in a German-Ukrainian utility partnership EcoService-2022 was founded in 2022 by four municipalities in the Poltava oblast as Ukraine’s first waste management association. The founding municipalities received significant support from the ‘Export Initiative Environmental Protection’, which is promoting the development of sustainable waste management in Ukraine on […]
German-Ukrainian municipal partnership conference in June 2025
From 16 to 19 June 2025, the seventh German-Ukrainian Municipal Partnership Conference took place in Münster under the motto “From solidarity to transformation: For Ukraine. For Europe.” Around 650 representatives of municipalities, committed individuals and interested parties from the German-Ukrainian partnership network took part. The conference offered a wide range of opportunities for dialogue, information […]
Kremenchukvodokanal visits Gelsenwasser for the first time
The visit took place as part of the solidarity operator partnership launched in 2023. After providing material support last year – including pumps, leak detection devices, laboratory equipment, activated carbon and other necessary resources – this year’s meeting focused on professional exchange and knowledge transfer. Focus of the visit During their stay, our Ukrainian colleagues […]
Visit from Lviv, Ternopil, Nadvirna and Dresden to the StEB Cologne
As the utility partnership is being continued, Stadtentwässerungsbetriebe Köln (StEB Köln) invited representatives of Stadtentwässerung Dresden (SEDD) and the wastewater and water utilities Lvivvodokanal, Ternopil and Nadvirna to a working meeting from 13 to 15 May. In several workshops, the participants jointly developed the main objectives of the collaboration and built up a sustainable network […]
Wasserwirtschaft hilft Ukraine
Die Wasserversorger und Abwasserbetriebe in der Ukraine stehen vor immensen Herausforderungen, um die elementare Daseinsvorsorge für die Menschen vor Ort weiterhin aufrecht zu erhalten. Die gezielten Angriffe auf die Infrastruktur der Daseinsvorsorge werden für die Bevölkerung immer kritischer. der VKU und die GIZ sind im direkten Austausch mit dem ukrainischen Wasserverband „Ukrvodokanalecologiya“, der die Hilfsanfragen […]