Your flagship city in the South of Ukraine
War has brought destructions and population outflow in Mykolaiv. But the city is recovering. Be active part of our reconstruction journey!
Mykolaiv is known worldwide as the key city for shipbuilding. Russian army has damaged heavy industry facilities but the expertise and infrustructure is there: port, railway, roads. Another sector that is playing important role for the global food security: agriculture and food processing.
Key development sectors:
• Critical water, energy and agrifood infrastructure;
• Logistics and mobility (shipbuilding, port infrastructure);
• R&D of deep tech innovations, research commersialization, support for SMEs;
• IT sector as facilitator: IoT, AI.
Mykolaiv is known worldwide as the key city for shipbuilding. Russian army has damaged heavy industry facilities but the expertise and infrustructure is there: port, railway, roads. Another sector that is playing important role for the global food security: agriculture and food processing.
Key development sectors:
• Critical water, energy and agrifood infrastructure;
• Logistics and mobility (shipbuilding, port infrastructure);
• R&D of deep tech innovations, research commersialization, support for SMEs;
• IT sector as facilitator: IoT, AI.
Mykolaiv City Council
259.8 KM²
City area
423.000+
Population is growing!
5 ports
4 sea ports and 1 river port
WATER SUPPLY
Rethinking and innovating water supply and wastewater systems for the resilient and efficient service provision!
Mykolaiv Water Utility is located in the water scarce region (South of Ukraine) that is directly effected by the consequences of the climate change.
It is also one of those Ukrainian water utilities that has experienced the most tremendous critical infrastructure damages in the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war: destruction of the water transmission main, flood and destruction of the water intake, collapse of water supply networks, increasing lack of qualified staff.
KEY DATA
General overview of Mykolaiv Water Utility:
- Population – 486.300 inhabitants
- Water supply – 92.783 m3/day
- Water consumption per capita – 120 l/day
Network:
- Water supply – 1.196 km
- Wastewater – 721 km
- Water supply PS – 32
- Wastewater PS – 30
- NRW – 42%
- Wastewater – 55.964 m3/day
- Electricity consumption – 46.565 MWt/h/year
- Water supply – 26.781MWt/h/year
- Wastewater – 17.099 MWt/h/year
3
Ongoing Projects
8
Project Ideas
120+
MEUR of total investment costs
ANTI-CORRUPTION POLICY
International Aid Monitoring
First city of Ukraine that keeps a detailed record of the aid that international partners transfer to the city administration. Moreover, pilot project of a comprehensive integrity assessment of Mykolaiv Water Utility by DELOITTE was accomplished.
Corruption Reporting
Residents can report facts of corruption or corruption-related offences in any way convenient for them, including the “report corruption” button on the main web-page of the Mykolaiv City Council, as well as by post, email or phone
Updated Procurement Regulations
The city has updated it’s procurement regulations and introduced a mechanism whereby all executive bodies, utilities, etc publish estimates for their services in a machine-readable format. This leads to more transparency.Our cooperation with Mykolaiv Water Utility
We are working with Mykolaiv Water Utility since 2018 when the first capacity building measures were launched. The successful of our cooperation was extrapolated on five additional water utilities in 2021. Now our cooperation in the field of critical water infrastructure in Ukraine is based on the following two project activities:
Capacity building measures for water utilities
Since 2018 Mykolaiv Water Hub has been providing capacity building measures for the personnel of water utilities. personnel of water utilities. We cooperate with 20+ water utilities in Ukraine and with our German partners aim to ensure effective management of water infrastructure and to make our contribution to the development of the human potential of water utilities sector.
University program on innovation development and management
The scholarship program “Girls in STEM for Mykolaiv” aims to inspire, support, and empower schoolgirls in the South of Ukraine, pursuing education and careers in crucial sectors: water, energy and agrifood infrastructure. This project is aimed to reveal and increase the scientific, industrial and human potential of young people in the Southern regions of Ukraine.