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Global innovation, technologies and expert insights at WETEX to advance sustainability in the UAE and beyond · DEWA Podcasts

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  Let's begin with the announcement. Under the
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  directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin
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  Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister
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  of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and the patronage
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  of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum,
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  Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy,
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  Dubai Electricity and Water Authority is organizing
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  the 28th edition of the Water... Energy, Technology
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  and Environment Exhibition from 20th to 22nd
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  October 2026 at the Dubai World Trade Centre.
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  The Water, Energy, Technology and Environment
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  Exhibition is one of the world's largest specialised
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  exhibitions and the largest in the region. Its
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  focus includes artificial intelligence, decarbonisation,
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  green mobility, green hydrogen, smart and sustainable
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  cities and health and safety. This edition has
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  60 sponsors and 23 partners and supporting organisations,
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  with about 3 ,000 companies from 60 countries
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  and 13 international pavilions. The evolution
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  of the Water, Energy, Technology and Environment
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  exhibition reflects the UAE's remarkable development
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  under the wise leadership of His Highness Sheikh
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  Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the
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  UAE. and His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid
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  Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister
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  of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. It also supports
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  the UAE's Net Zero 2050 Strategy, the Dubai Clean
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  Energy Strategy 2050 and the Dubai Net Zero Carbon
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  Emission Strategy 2050. Dubai Electricity and
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  Water Authority is organising 119 specialised
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  seminars and panel discussions. The Renewables
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  and Sustainability seminars take place in Hall
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  1. The Innovation and the Future seminars in
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  Hall 7. And the Water seminars in Sheikh Saeed
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  Hall 3. In Sheikh Maktoum Hall, the key highlights
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  are the Green Mobility Zone, the Health and Safety
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  Hub, the Delegation Zone and the Leadership Roundtable.
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  The Green Mobility Zone returns for its third
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  year, covering sustainable mobility on land,
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  sea and air. The Health and Safety Hub features
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  student challenges, competitions, and workshops
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  on artificial intelligence in health and safety,
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  and hosts the Health and Safety Conference. The
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  Leadership Roundtable convenes leaders to address
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  climate change and accelerate progress towards
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  net zero. The Delegation Zone brings together
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  companies and government entities from the UAE
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  and the GCC to foster public -private partnerships.
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  Through the IPP model, Dubai Electricity and
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  Water Authority's Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
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  Solar Park achieved the world's lowest prices
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  per kilowatt hour. That concludes our discussion
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  of the Water, Energy, Technology and Environment
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  Exhibition 2026.