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HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum inaugurates 28th edition of the Water, Energy, Technology and Environment Exhibition (WETEX) • The exhibition is organised by DEWA and features 3,000 companies from 60 countries · DEWA Podcasts

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  The 28th Water, Energy, Technology and Environment
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  Exhibition, WETEX, has opened in Dubai, inaugurated
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  by His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum,
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  Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy.
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  Organised by the Dubai Electricity and Water
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  Authority, it runs from 20 to 22 October 2026
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  at the Dubai World Trade Centre. Sheikh Ahmad
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  said that under the vision of His Highness Sheikh
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  Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President
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  and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai,
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  Dubai continues to consolidate its position as
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  a global hub for investment and innovation. He
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  was welcomed by His Excellency Saeed Mohammed
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  Al -Tayr, Vice Chairman of the Council and Managing
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  Director and CEO of the Dubai Electricity and
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  Water Authority. and His Excellency Majid Hamid
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  al -Shamsi, its chairman. Attending were Her
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  Excellency Dr. Amna bint Abdullah al -Dahak,
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  Minister of Climate Change and Environment, His
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  Excellency Marwan bin Khalita, Director General
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  of Dubai Municipality, His Excellency Abdullah
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  Balala, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs
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  for Energy and Sustainability, and His Excellency
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  Ahmed Bouti al -Muherbi, Secretary General of
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  the Council. Also present were His Excellency
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  Ahmed bin Shafar, CEO of Empower, Mohamed Jamil
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  Al -Ramahi, CEO of Mazdar, Hussein Sultan Luta,
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  CEO of Enoch Group, Rod Alsadi, Managing Director
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  of Aqua, and Dr. Isa Bastiki, President of the
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  University of Dubai. founder and chairman of
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  WETEX, said under the directives of His Highness
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  Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al -Maktoum, vice
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  president and prime minister of the UAE and ruler
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  of Dubai, and the patronage of His Highness Sheikh
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  Ahmed bin Saeed al -Maktoum, chairman of the
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  Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, WETEX has, over
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  28 years, established its position as a leading
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  global platform for sustainability, the green
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  economy, and future technologies. It brings together
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  businesses, investors, decision makers, and innovators
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  to explore opportunities, forge partnerships,
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  and review the latest innovative solutions across
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  the energy, water, and environment sectors. The
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  growing international participation reflects
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  confidence in Dubai's position as a global hub
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  for innovation and sustainability. This edition
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  brings together 3 ,000 exhibitors from 60 countries,
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  13 international pavilions, 85 ,000 square meters
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  and 60 local and international sponsors. At the
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  Dubai Electricity and Water Authority stand,
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  the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park,
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  now at 4 ,660 megawatts, is expected to exceed
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  8 ,000 megawatts by 2030. Phase 7 adds 2 ,000
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  megawatts of solar capacity. plus a 1 ,400 -megawatt
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  battery storage system, totaling 8 ,400 -megawatt
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  hours of storage. The Hacian Seawater Reverse
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  Osmosis Project, with investments of 3 .377 billion
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  dirhams, will reach 180 million gallons of desalinated
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  water per day. The Hata Pumped Storage Hydroelectric
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  Power Plant offers 250 megawatts of capacity
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  and 1 ,500 megawatt hours of storage. The 12th
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  World Green Economy Summit follows on 21st and
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  22nd October, organized by the Dubai Supreme
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  Council of Energy, the Dubai Electricity and
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  Water Authority, and the World Green Economy
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  Organization, under the theme, From Success to
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  Scale, Showcasing the Green Economy.