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The cooperation between German and Ukrainian utility companies takes place via "classic" utility partnerships, which were established before the escalation of Russia's war of aggression, as well as via "solidarity utility partnerships", that emerged during the escalation of the war.
Like a classic utility partnership, a solidarity utility partnership is a cooperation between one or more German municipal water companies and one or more Ukrainian water utilities. Due to the current situation, however, the focus is on procuring the necessary technical equipment as well as the required know-how to support Ukraine in rehabilitating critical infrastructure. Even if experts from German operators cannot travel to Ukraine at the moment, trips by Ukrainian partners to Germany can be part of the partnership work.
Our utility and solidarity partnerships
Stadtentwässerung Dresden – Lvivvodokanal, Ternopilvodokanal and Nadvirnavodokanal
Germany – Ukraine
German-Ukrainian utility partnership relies on dialog between experts and provides unbureaucratic help with repairs and reconstruction.
Oldenburgisch-Ostfriesischer Wasserverband – Chernihivvodokanal - Miskvodokanal
Hamburg Wasser – Kyivvodokanal
Solidarity utility partnership provides unbureaucratic help in optimizing the main hydropower plant and knowledge transfer.
Zhytomyrvodokanal - Emschergenossenschaft / Lippeverband
Solidarity utility partnership helps unbureaucratically with the maintenance and optimisation of wastewater treatment plant operation
Chernivtsivodokanal – MVV Netze GmbH Mannheim
Solidarity utility partnership helps unbureaucratically to maintain water supply and improve project management skills.
Cherkasyvodokanal – Bielefelder Stadtwerke
Solidarity utility partnership helps unbureaucratically with the maintenance and improvement of the sewage system.
Irpinvodokanal – Zweckverband Wasser/Abwasser Bornaer Land
Solidarity utility partnership provides unbureaucratic help with repairs and reconstruction of the drinking water and wastewater disposal systems.
Kremenchukvodokanal – Gelsenwasser AG
Solidarity utility partnership provides unbureaucratic help with repairs and reconstruction of the drinking water and wastewater disposal systems.
Mykolaivvodokanal – Rheinisch-Westfälische Wasserwerksgesell-schaft mbH (RWW)
Solidarity utility partnership provides unbureaucratic help with repairs and reconstruction of the drinking water supply.
Khersonvodokanal – Bonn-Netz GmbH
Solidarity utility partnership provides unbureaucratic help with repairs and reconstruction of the drinking water and wastewater disposal systems.
Zaporizhzhiavodokanal – Ruhrverband
Solidarity utility partnership provides unbureaucratic help with repairs and reconstruction of the drinking water and wastewater disposal systems.
Kharkivvodokanal – Netze BW
Solidarity utility partnership provides unbureaucratic help with repairs and reconstruction of the drinking water and wastewater disposal systems.
Donation campaign for Ukrainian water companies
In order to provide additional support to Ukrainian water suppliers in times of war, the Utility Platform has launched a donation campaign. It is jointly organised by the German Association of Local Utilities (VKU) and GIZ. The VKU is in direct dialogue with the Ukrainian water association "Ukrvodokanalecologiya", which pools the requests for assistance from its 160 member companies and sends the VKU specific lists of requirements.
Solidarity with Ukraine
Laboratory managers from Ukraine visit their German partners
03/04/2024
Professional exchange to improve drinking water quality in war zone
"Water for peace"
21/03/2024
The theme of this year's World Water Day could not be more relevant for the German-Ukrainian…
First study trip in new German-Ukrainian waste utility partnership
22/02/2024
Ukrainian joint waste management authority from the Poltava region designs the joint waste…
Geoinformation systems and maintenance of pipe networks
12/12/2023
Job shadowing of colleagues from Kyiv at Hamburg Wasser
Concepts for new drinking water and wastewater systems
11/12/2023
Ukrainian water suppliers visit the OOWV in November 2023
German-Ukrainian Municipal Partnerships Conference 2023
29/11/2023
Together for Europe: Solidarity, Reconstruction, Future Prospects
There is no Ukrainian term for "appointment"
25/10/2023
Insights from the YOUtility Lunch – How German and Ukrainian partner utilities work successfully…
Let's Restore Ukraine Together
20/10/2023
The utility platform as a guest at the Ukrainian Lviv Eco Forum 2023
