# DEWA and World Economic Forum discuss energy cooperation > DEWA and the WEF discussed cooperation on energy, technology and sustainability, including the 2027 Davos agenda. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/dewa-world-economic-forum-partnership-discussion-2026 - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Energy - Country: United Arab Emirates - Published: 2026-10-20T14:20:10+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-20T14:20:10+00:00 - Event / data period: 2026-10-15 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/dewa-world-economic-forum-partnership-discussion-2026.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/dewa-world-economic-forum-partnership-discussion-2026.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/dewa-world-economic-forum-partnership-discussion-2026.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/dewa-world-economic-forum-partnership-discussion-2026.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/dewa-world-economic-forum-partnership-discussion-2026.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/dewa-world-economic-forum-partnership-discussion-2026.md) 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. ## Data ### Meeting Meeting between DEWA and the WEF delegation 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. | date | label | description | status | |---|---|---|---| | 2026-10-15 | Meeting and Davos 2027 agenda | The parties discussed cooperation in energy, technology, development and sustainability. | occurred | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/dewa-world-economic-forum-partnership-discussion-2026/data/dewa-wef-cooperation-meeting?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/dewa-world-economic-forum-partnership-discussion-2026/data/dewa-wef-cooperation-meeting?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [Dubai Electricity and Water Authority]() (Source checked: 2026-10-20; Published: 2026-10-15) --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)