DEWA and World Economic Forum discuss energy cooperation
DEWA and the WEF discussed cooperation on energy, technology and sustainability, including the 2027 Davos agenda.
Event / data period: 2026-10-15
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Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) and the World Economic Forum (WEF) discussed cooperation on energy and development. In a 15 October statement, DEWA said its chief executive, Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, received a delegation led by WEF President and CEO Alois Zwinggi. They discussed cooperation across development, technology, society and sustainability, including contributions to the agenda for the WEF’s 2027 Davos meetings.
DEWA said its relationship with the Forum includes a partnership with the WEF Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, which it joined in 2018. DEWA described itself as the first government utility worldwide to join the Centre. The statement announced no new agreement or project; it described discussion of future cooperation within the existing relationship.
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Meeting
Meeting between DEWA and the WEF delegation
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Meeting and Davos 2027 agenda
The parties discussed cooperation in energy, technology, development and sustainability.
Methodology
This block records the meeting described in DEWA’s 15 October statement and the date of the pre-existing partnership. No new agreement or quantified project was announced.
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- Energy and resourceSuggested
- Preserved editorial category/topic; broad candidate onlydewa.gov.ae ↗
- Science and technologySuggested
- Subject suggested from the title or summary: technologydewa.gov.ae ↗
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- United Arab Emirates · Place role: Coverage · Place type: Country or area · Location precision: RegionalEvidence
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- Dubai · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Place role: Place mentioned by source · Place type: City · Location precision: Approximate
55.28, 25.252222 (longitude, latitude)
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