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WETEX 2026 highlights the present and future of sustainable mobility · DEWA Podcasts

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  The press release presents sustainable mobility
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  as an integrated ecosystem, not only more efficient
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  vehicles or electric motors. It brings together
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  clean energy, charging and refuelling infrastructure,
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  fleet management and digital connectivity across
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  the transport system. The International Energy
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  Agency says global electric vehicle sales grew
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  by 20%. to exceed 20 million in 2025, meaning
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  one quarter of all new cars sold were electric.
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  The report expects electric car sales to reach
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  23 million in 2026, representing 28 % of total
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  car sales. The Water, Energy, Technology and
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  Environment Exhibition 2026, organised by DEWA,
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  will take place from 20 to 22 October 2026 at
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  the Dubai World Trade Centre. Its Green Mobility
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  Zone will bring together electric and hydrogen
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  vehicles, charging technologies and fleet management
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  solutions. Charging infrastructure is a key pillar
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  of growth. Public charging points worldwide reached
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  more than 7 million at the end of 2025, an increase
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  of more than 33%. In Dubai, electric vehicle
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  charging points reached 2 ,223 by the first quarter
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  of 2026. The number of electric vehicles in the
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  Emirate reached 47 ,944 by the end of 2025. up
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  from 37 ,486 a year earlier. That is an increase
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  of more than 10 ,000 vehicles, or nearly 28%.
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  The release also highlights Vehicle to Grid,
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  or V2G, technology, which allows compatible electric
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  vehicles to return stored electricity to the
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  grid and support services such as load shifting,
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  frequency regulation and voltage support. Fleets
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  are helping accelerate adoption. Dewa and Dubai
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  Taxi Company inaugurated the first phase of an
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  ultra -fast charging hub with 24 charging points,
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  each rated at 360 kW, capable of charging 24
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  vehicles simultaneously in about 35 minutes.
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  This is part of a long -term agreement signed
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  at the Water, Energy, Technology and Environment
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  Exhibition 2025 to deploy more than 200 ultra
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  -fast electric vehicle charging points for Dubai
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  Taxi Company's fleet. Dubai's Roads and Transport
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  Authority also aims to convert its entire public
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  bus fleet to electric and hydrogen power by 2050.
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  Hydrogen is presented as a complementary pathway,
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  especially for heavy -duty, long -haul and high
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  -utilisation transport. DEWA's Green Hydrogen
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  Project at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
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  Solar Park is the first of its kind in the Middle
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  East and North Africa to produce hydrogen using
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  solar energy. Some output is used to refuel hydrogen
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  vehicles at an ENOC station in Expo City, Dubai.
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  His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al Tayyar, Managing
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  Director and Chief Executive Officer of DEWA.
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  Founder and Chairman of the Water, Energy, Technology
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  and Environment Exhibition said, The future of
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  sustainable mobility requires building an integrated
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  ecosystem that combines clean energy, advanced
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  infrastructure, innovative digital technologies
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  and business and investment models capable of
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  accelerating the transition to a low -emission
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  green economy. Expanding sustainable transportation
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  is not limited to developing vehicles and advanced
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  technologies. It also requires the provision
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  of efficient, reliable and resilient charging
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  and power supply solutions that keep pace with
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  the rapid growth of cities and their evolving
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  future needs. Strengthening collaboration among
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  governments, companies, research institutions
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  and investors is becoming increasingly important
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  to accelerate the adoption of innovation and
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  transform promising ideas into practical applications
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  with tangible impact. Water, Energy, Technology
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  and Environment exhibition provides a leading
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  global platform that brings together key stakeholders
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  in an environment that fosters partnerships,
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  facilitates knowledge exchange and showcases
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  the latest solutions and technologies which supports
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  the development of smart, sustainable cities.
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  In summary, the press release shows that electric
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  mobility, hydrogen, Infrastructure and smart
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  operations must develop together to support cleaner
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  and more efficient future cities.