Explanatory video about the Utility Platform
With the Utility Platform for strengthening partnerships of municipal utilities worldwide, we want to create the conditions for the sustainable establishment of operator partnerships as an instrument of state development cooperation. To achieve this goal, we are addressing a broad target group and raising awareness of an approach that is new to many, which we […]
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 […]
Pervomaiskvodokanal – Stadtwerke Augsburg
The project The partnership between Pervomaiskvodokanal and Stadtwerke Augsburg aims to improve the drinking water supply in the Ukrainian city of Pervomaisk in the long term and to eliminate technical bottlenecks in the infrastructure. A key problem in Pervomaisk is the severely outdated condition of the centrifugal pumps in the waterworks. Most of the pumping […]
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 […]
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 […]