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WGES 2026 discusses the role of sustainable energy infrastructure in advancing the green economy · DEWA Podcasts

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  Today we're highlighting the 12th World Green
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  Economy Summit, taking place on 21st and 22nd
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  October 2026 at the Dubai World Trade Center,
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  under the theme From Success to Scale, showcasing
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  the green economy. The summit, organized by the
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  Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, Dubai Electricity
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  and Water Authority, and the World Green Economy
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  Organization, focuses on four main thematic pillars.
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  energy technology and infrastructure, business
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  strategy and transition, water and food security,
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  and finance, alongside three cross -cutting themes,
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  artificial intelligence, governance, and system
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  enablers. One of the most important discussions
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  this year is the role of sustainable energy infrastructure
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  in advancing the green economy. That includes
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  rapid clean energy deployment, stronger energy
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  storage for renewable reliability, and the contribution
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  of emerging technologies such as green hydrogen
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  and nuclear energy to a diversified, low -carbon
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  energy mix. His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al
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  -Tayyar, Vice Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council
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  of Energy, MD and CEO of DEWA, and Chairman of
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  World Green Economy Organization, said, World
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  Green Economy Summit supports the development
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  of sustainable and innovative solutions to accelerate
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  the transformation of energy systems regionally
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  and globally. It helps turn ambitions and policies
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  aimed at increasing reliance on clean and renewable
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  energy and enhancing energy storage efficiency
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  into practical steps and measurable outcomes
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  that keep pace with rapidly growing energy demand.
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  As AI, digitization and disruptive technologies
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  have become key drivers in transforming global
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  energy systems and enabling renewable energy
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  infrastructure, World Green Economy Summit provides
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  a global platform for exchanging expertise, expanding
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  partnerships and investments, and accelerating
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  the transition to a green economy that supports
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  the achievement of sustainable development goals,
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  said His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al -Tayyar,
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  Vice Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of
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  Energy, MD and CEO of DEWA, and Chairman of World
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  Green Economy Organization. In short… The summit
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  positions sustainable energy infrastructure at
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  the center of scaling the green economy, while
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  highlighting the importance of innovation, investment,
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  and international cooperation.