Practice meets partnership: Successful procurement and expert visit of LWG in Comrat
Modern pump technology strengthens Comrat’s sewage system Thanks to close cooperation with German partners, two modern sewage pumps were procured for the main pumping station in Comrat in September 2025. The previously installed pumps were over 15 years old, severely worn and only partially functional. For months, the entire sewage system ran on a single […]
Job shadowing of Zambian professionals at Gelsenwasser: a video report
Gelsenwasser and the Lukanga Water Supply and Sanitation Company have been in an operator partnership since 2021. In July 2025, two specialists from the Zambian utility company, Frank Kalumba (engineer) and Mainza Hamwaka (network operations manager), visited Gelsenwasser to gain insights into German water supply processes. These job shadowing programmes, along with trips to Zambia, […]
Ruhrverband – Energieversorgung Dormagen – Eastern Water and Sanitation Company
The project This WOP will create strong synergies with the NEWZA programme and the BMZ-funded SIWaS project. Its main objective is to facilitate knowledge transfer and build capacity, ultimately leading to improved utility procedures, strengthened operations, and sustainable delivery of high-quality services. NEWZA (Nexus Energy and Water Program for Zambia) is a programme launched in […]
OOWV – Chambeshi Water Supply and Sanitation Company
The project Diese Betreiberpartnerschaft wird starke Synergien mit dem NEWZA-Programm sowie dem vom BMZ finanzierten SIWaS-Projekt schaffen. Ihr Hauptziel ist der Wissenstransfer und der Kapazitätsaufbau, was letztlich zu verbesserten Abläufen bei den Betreibern, gestärkten Betriebsstrukturen und einer nachhaltigen Bereitstellung hochwertiger Dienstleistungen führen soll. NEWZA (Nexus Energy and Water Program for Zambia) is a programme launched […]
Technical Exchange with Comrat: LWG Visits Moldova for the Second Time
Comrat is a city of over 30,000 inhabitants in the south of the Republic of Moldova. Since 2024, LWG has maintained a close operator partnership with the local utility company SU Canal Comrat, with the aim of sharing expertise and jointly tackling water management challenges. Four colleagues from LWG took part in this technical exchange […]
OOWV expands international cooperation
In the north-west. Learning from each other, cooperating across borders and overcoming challenges together – this is at the centre of the cooperation between the Oldenburgisch-Ostfriesischer Wasserverband (OOWV) and the Chambeshi Water Supply and Sanitation Company (ChWSSC) from Zambia. A delegation from the African water supply and wastewater disposal company has now visited the region […]
Visit by Stadtentwässerung Dresden GmbH to the Luapula Water Supply and Sanitation Company in Zambia
In April 2025, a delegation from Stadtentwässerung Dresden GmbH (SEDD) visited the Luapula Water Supply and Sanitation Company (LpWSC) in Zambia. The mission was a great success and served to inspect the achievements of the existing Water Operator Partnership (WOP), define current challenges and prepare for future partnership development as part of the follow-up phase […]
First working meeting between Apa Canal Chișinău and Fernwasserversorgung Elbaue-Ostharz GmbH (FEO) to strengthen cooperation in the drinking water sector
Background of the cooperation The operating partnership between Apa Canal Chișinău (ACC), Stadtentwässerung Dresden (SEDD) and Fernwasserversorgung Elbaue-Ostharz (FEO) aims to improve the efficiency of water supply and wastewater disposal services provided by the operator Apa Canal Chişinău in the Republic of Moldova by sharing knowledge and experience and bringing them into line with European […]
SU Canal Comrat – LWG Lausitzer Wasser
The project Comrat is the capital of the autonomous region of Gagauzia in the south of the Republic of Moldova and is predominantly inhabited by Gagauz people. Comrat is located around 100 kilometres south of the state capital Chișinău on the right bank of the river Jalpuch. The partnership serves to exchange knowledge and practical […]
Apă-Canal Chișinău – Stadtentwässerung Dresden – Fernwasserversorgung Elbaue-Ostharz
The project As part of this grant-funded partnership project, the Moldovan water utility Apa Canal Chișinău will gain access to tried-and-tested practical knowledge and the technical and institutional expertise of German municipal water operators – in particular Stadtentwässerung Dresden and Fernwasserversorgung Elbaue-Ostharz. The project aims to improve the performance of the Moldovan partner in a […]