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WETEX 2026 hosted 13 international pavilions advancing global sustainability efforts · DEWA Podcasts

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  The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority is
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  organizing the 28th Water, Energy, Technology
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  and Environment Exhibition, WATEX, from 20 to
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  22 October 2026 at the Dubai World Trade Center.
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  It is held under the directives of His Highness
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  Sheikh 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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  and the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed
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  bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Supreme
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  Council of Energy. WETEX 2026 hosts 13 international
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  pavilions, including Germany, Italy, Belgium,
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  China, India, Turkey, Czech, and Korea, spread
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  across Sheikh Rashid Hall, Sheikh Saeed Halls
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  1, 2, and 3, Sheikh Maktoum Hall, Arena Halls
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  1 and 2, and Halls 1 to 8. The exhibition brings
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  together 3 ,000 companies from 60 countries,
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  along with 60 sponsors and 23 partners and supporting
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  associations. His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al
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  -Tayr, Managing Director and CEO of the Dubai
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  Electricity and Water Authority and founder and
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  chairman of WETEX, said, We welcome the countries
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  participating in WETEX and look forward to deepening
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  constructive cooperation and expanding impactful
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  global relationships and partnerships to ensure
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  a brighter, greener, and more resilient future
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  for all. On trade, the UAE's non -oil foreign
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  trade grew 13 .1 % year -on -year in the first
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  half of 2026, reaching 1 .937 trillion dirhams.
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  Non -oil exports hit a record 452 .8 billion
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  dirhams. China remains the largest non -oil trading
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  partner at 180 .7 billion dirhams, followed by
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  Switzerland at 138 .4 billion and India at 107
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  .5 billion. Germany's ambassador to the UAE,
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  His Excellency Dr. Tobias Tunkel, said, The groundbreaking
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  agreement between the German Water Partnership
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  and the Mohammed bin Zayed Water Initiative to
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  co -develop smart water innovations perfectly
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  embodies the spirit of collaboration. Italy's
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  ambassador, His Excellency Lorenzo Finara, said,
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  Italy's participation in WETEX 2026 reaffirms
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  our commitment to deepening bilateral cooperation
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  and creating new opportunities in the green technology
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  and clean energy sectors. Belgium's ambassador,
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  His Excellency Rick van Drogenbroek, said, WETEX
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  has become an important meeting point for Belgian
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  and Emirati expertise, creating opportunities
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  to turn innovation into concrete partnerships.
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  Selçuk Özcan, Consul General of Turkey in Dubai
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  and the Northern Emirates, highlighted Turkey's
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  commitment to cooperation with the UAE in water
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  management and environmental technologies. David
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  Wang, chairman of MIE Group, organiser of the
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  Chinese pavilion, noted that MIE Group has been
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  the strategic partner behind the China pavilion
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  for more than 15 consecutive years. Dr Abhay
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  Sinha, director -general of India's Services
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  Export Promotion Council, organiser of India's
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  pavilion, said India's environmental services
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  and water technology sector has the capability,
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  scale and innovation to serve the world. manager
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  of the Czech National Pavilion, said WETEX provides
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  an important opportunity for Czech companies
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  to present their technologies, establish new
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  business contacts and explore opportunities for
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  cooperation in the UAE and the wider region.