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WETEX: A pioneering journey keeping pace with global transformations in energy, water and sustainability markets • 28th edition will take place from 20–22 October 2026 · DEWA Podcasts

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  The Water, Energy, Technology and Environment
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  Exhibition is returning. Its 28th edition will
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  take place from 20 to 22 October 2026 at the
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  Dubai World Trade Centre, organised by the Dubai
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  Electricity and Water Authority. And it arrives
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  nearly three decades after its launch. What began
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  as a focused event has become a comprehensive
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  platform. spanning energy, water, green development,
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  digital transformation, artificial intelligence,
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  decarbonization, green mobility, hydrogen, and
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  sustainable cities. The scope grew in stages.
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  The inaugural edition in 1999 focused on water
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  management. In 2001, energy was added. In 2004,
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  environmental themes followed. By 2008, green
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  building solutions and carbon emissions reduction
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  gained prominence. By 2012, the exhibition had
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  expanded to include clean and renewable energy
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  and smart grids. Then 2014 coincided with the
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  launch of the World Green Economy Summit, and
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  2016 saw the launch of the Dubai Solar Show.
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  The 27th edition gives a clear sense of scale.
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  It covered 95 ,000 square meters, hosted 3 ,100
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  exhibitors, 18 international pavilions, and 68
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  sponsors, and welcomed more than 50 ,000 visitors
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  from around the world. It also facilitated 7
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  ,862 meetings through its business -to -business
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  and business -to -government services, alongside
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  numerous memorandums of understanding and agreements.
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  His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al -Taya, Managing
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  Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Dubai
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  Electricity and Water Authority, founder and
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  chairman of the Water, Energy, Technology and
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  Environment Exhibition, said, The Water, Energy,
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  Technology and Environment Exhibition has become
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  a leading platform for supporting partnerships,
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  exchanging knowledge and expertise, exploring
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  business opportunities and accelerating the adoption
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  of innovative technologies and solutions. It
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  brings together businesses, government entities,
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  investors, experts and decision -makers. Over
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  the past 28 years, the exhibition has kept pace
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  with developments in the energy, water and sustainability
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  sectors, as well as transformations across these
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  markets. Energy markets have expanded to include
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  solar energy, storage technologies and smart
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  grids. Water networks have become more digitally
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  integrated, with greater emphasis on loss management.
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  And buildings have shifted from focusing on consumption
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  efficiency to broader systems that include automation
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  and smart cities. With each wave of technological
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  and investment transformation, the Water, Energy,
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  Technology and Environment exhibition has expanded
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  its scope to meet market needs and accommodate
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  emerging technologies and sectors. Those figures
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  and that message point in one direction. The
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  exhibition continues to support investment, partnerships,
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  and innovative solutions, and to accelerate the
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  region's transition towards a green economy and
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  sustainable development. The 28th edition opens
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  on 20 October, 2026 at the Dubai World Trade
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  Center.