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WETEX 2026 to host Dubai Charge Point Operators Forum · DEWA Podcasts

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  The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority will
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  organize the 28th Water, Energy, Technology and
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  Environment Exhibition, WETEX, from 20 to 22
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  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. This year, WETEX hosts the
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  Dubai Chargepoint Operators Forum 2026 under
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  the theme Connect, Align, Accelerate. It brings
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  together chargepoint operators in Dubai to strengthen
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  coordination with the Dubai Electricity and Water
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  Authority and relevant stakeholders. His Excellency
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  Saeed Mohammed Al -Tayr, Managing Director and
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  CEO of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority
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  and founder and chairman of WETEX, said, WETEX
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  expands its coverage of future -oriented sectors
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  each year, including electric vehicles, as it
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  seeks to enhance the UAE's global competitiveness
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  across all vital fields. The Dubai Chargepoint
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  Operators Forum aligns with our efforts to achieve
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  the objectives of the UAE Net Zero 2050 Strategy
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  and the Dubai Green Mobility Strategy 2030 while
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  supporting our readiness and world -class green
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  mobility infrastructure. The forum's launch is
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  part of our efforts to strengthen cooperation
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  between the public and private sectors and support
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  the exchange of expertise and ideas. It also
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  aims to accelerate the adoption of sustainable
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  transport, keep pace with the growing use of
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  electric and hybrid vehicles, and meet current
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  and future requirements. Walid bin Salman, Executive
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  Vice President of Business Development and Excellence
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  at the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority
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  and member of the WETEX Higher Organizing Committee,
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  said, We hope that this forum will provide meaningful
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  momentum for the development and operation of
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  electric vehicle charging infrastructure across
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  Dubai in line with the highest standards of reliability,
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  readiness, safety, efficiency, and quality. It
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  will also help create broader future opportunities
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  and further strengthen Dubai's position as a
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  leading global model for the green and sustainable
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  cities of the future. As the licensing authority
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  in Dubai, The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority
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  works with licensed independent charge point
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  operators under a comprehensive regulatory framework.
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  By the end of the third quarter of this year,
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  Dubai had 2 ,826 electric vehicle charging points,
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  including its EV green charger stations and stations
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  run by licensed independent operators. The program
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  covers alternating current and direct current
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  charging, battery swapping solutions, mobile
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  charging, and the evolving ChargePoint operator
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  ecosystem.