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Utility platform for strengthening partnerships of municipal utilities worldwide.
The New Urban Agenda of the United Nations emphasises the importance of effective municipal enterprises for sustainable, climate-resilient and inclusive urban development. The Member States are committed to taking measures that will strengthen the performance capability of water utilities.
Germany's Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) believes German municipal enterprises have an important role to play in strengthening the local delivery of basic public services in partner countries. They possess the knowledge, skills and experience needed on the ground. This is why the BMZ has initiated the pilot project: Utility platform for strengthening partnerships of municipal utilities worldwide. The pilot phase runs until June 2024 and focuses on municipal water utilities. In addition, three partnerships between waste management companies are being piloted.
With the utility platform, the BMZ is supporting cooperation and partnerships between municipal utilities in Germany and the Global South. Furthermore, durable structures are being established that will in future support partnerships between municipal enterprises worldwide.
News
Network events of the utility platform
Publications
Ukrainian Water Operators in Lviv, Ternopil and Nadvirna and German Operators Stadtentwässerung Dresden, SteB Köln and Berliner Wasserbetriebe
08/01/2025
The utility partnership started in July 2019, initially with three German partners and Lvivvodokanal…
Solidarity with Ukraine
Solidarity of North Rhine-Westphalian municipal utilities with Ukraine
20/11/2024
Utility partnerships show-case their work at North Rhine-Westphalia’s Ukraine conference
Improving the wastewater infrastructure in the war zone
16/11/2024
Oldenburg-Ostfriesischer Wasserverband and the drinking water and wastewater utilities in Sumy and…
Partnership cooperation on site in Husiatyn (Ukraine) shows success
12/09/2024
Colleagues from Baruther Wasserbetriebe WABAU have carried out four joint work efforts on site in…
About us
Background and objectives
What we aim for
Partnership-based transfer of technical know-how, business and organizational knowledge.
Implementing organisation
Cooperation partners
Together we are strong
The Utility Platform works closely with the Association of Municipal Companies (VKU), German Water Partnership (GWP), and Engagement Global with its Service Agency Communities in One World (SKEW).
Our offer
What we support and how
Strengthening partnerships of municipal enterprises worldwide: professional support, networking, direct support, qualification measures, financing advice.
Utility partnerships worldwide
OOWV – Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
HAMBURG WASSER – Miyahuna LLC Water Company
Germany – Jordan
Plant visits via video conferencing
German-Jordanian utility partnership gets going with an online meeting.
GELSENWASSER – Lukanga Water Supply & Sanitation Company
Germany – Zambia
Start small and achieve rapid results
Utility partnership with Zambia starts with a pilot project on an area of one square kilometre.
Hamburg Wasser – KASHWASA and KUWASA
Germany – Tanzania
Capacity development on all aspects relating to drinking water supply
German-Tanzanian operator partnership signed and about to start.
