Advice that delivers results: new training for operator partnerships strengthens staff
On 23 March 2026, the training “Advisory Work within Operator Partnerships” was held for the first time: a practice-oriented programme for staff of German municipal operators involved in international operator partnerships. The aim was to strengthen participants in their role as advisers and to equip them with practical tools to make their advisory work more […]
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 […]
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 […]