DUBAI: For the fourth consecutive year the Water, Energy, Technology and Environment Exhibition, WETEX, 2017 will be organised under the umbrella of Green Week.
The event, organised by Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), coincides with the second Dubai Solar Show, and the fourth World Green Economy Summit 2017, with over 80 speakers from around the world on various aspects of green economy, smart cities and innovation.
The three-day exhibition will be held from October 23-25 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Saeed Mohammad Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dewa, and Founder and Chairman of WETEX, said: “The exhibition adheres to the clear vision of the concept of sustainable development, laid out by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum [Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai], who in 2015 launched the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050, to provide 7 per cent of Dubai’s total power output from clean energy by 2020, 25 per cent by 2030, and 75 per cent by 2050.
“WETEX serves as a leading platform for regional and global experiences, overviews of disruptive technologies, cutting-edge technologies for energy and water conservation, clean energy research and development, and applications to help transform Dubai into a global hub for clean energy and green economy.”
WETEX has developed rapidly since its launch in 1999 as an exhibition of water management technologies. The energy sector was added in 2001. In 2004, DEWA expanded the sector to include environmental and waste management, green buildings, and carbon dioxide reduction solutions in 2008. In 2012, oil, gas and coal were added to the exhibition’s fossil fuel sector. This was followed by the addition of the Dubai Solar Show, in 2016, as the biggest solar exhibition in the region.
WETEX includes a range of activities related to the consumption of water, energy, and environmental conservation, waste management, green buildings, as well as the latest cutting-edge solutions to lower carbon dioxide emissions. The exhibition provides an ideal business platform to display advanced water, energy and environmental technologies. It is a meeting point for experts, solution providers and investors, as well as decision makers and consumers from the public and private sectors.
— WAM
