# WETEX 2026 brought 3,000 companies from 60 countries to Dubai > WETEX 2026 in Dubai brought together 3,000 companies from 60 countries, with 13 international pavilions focused on energy, water and sustainability. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/wetex-2026-draws-3000-companies-from-60-countries - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Energy - Country: United Arab Emirates - Published: 2026-10-25T15:35:21+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-25T15:35:21+00:00 - Event / data period: 2026-10-23 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/wetex-2026-draws-3000-companies-from-60-countries.md) The 28th Water, Energy, Technology and Environment Exhibition (WETEX) was held in Dubai from 20 to 22 October under the organisation of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA). The official exhibition recap, published on 23 October, reported 3,000 companies from 60 countries, 13 international pavilions, 60 sponsors and 23 partners or supporting associations. The figures describe exhibitor and institutional participation; the announcement did not report a visitor total or the value of commercial agreements concluded during the event. The national pavilions included Germany, Italy, Belgium, China, India, Türkiye, Czechia and Korea, and were distributed across several halls at Dubai World Trade Centre. The wide venue footprint and country representation indicate that WETEX is designed as a cross-sector meeting place for suppliers, public agencies and industry groups. They do not show how many companies were first-time participants or how many contacts progressed into procurement, investment or joint projects. DEWA highlighted artificial intelligence, decarbonisation, green mobility, green hydrogen, and smart and sustainable cities as exhibition themes, alongside water and energy. These themes connect the event to several infrastructure questions: how to manage water resources, integrate cleaner energy, digitalize networks and develop transport with lower emissions. The source identifies these as areas of focus, not as a count of technologies deployed or as proof that all participating firms offered solutions in each field. Country representatives described their pavilions as routes for their companies to meet UAE and regional partners. Germany’s ambassador pointed to a collaboration between German Water Partnership and the Mohamed bin Zayed Water Initiative on smart water innovations. Italy, Belgium and Türkiye representatives also emphasized cooperation in clean energy, environmental technology and water management. These statements illustrate the diplomatic and business intent behind national participation; the recap did not quantify contracts or project financing resulting from them. The organizer’s 2025 materials listed 3,100 exhibiting companies from 65 countries and 18 pavilions. The 2026 figures are lower on those participation measures, but the source does not explain whether the definitions or counting methods remained identical, and neither release provides a comparable visitor series. It would therefore be premature to infer a fall in demand or commercial activity from the exhibitor counts alone. Sponsors and supporting associations are also separate categories from exhibiting companies. WETEX’s scale is relevant to the UAE’s positioning in water, energy and sustainability technology, but event size is an input into business networking rather than an outcome measure. Assessing its economic effect would require later evidence about signed agreements, deployed projects, trade or capital flows. For now, the published data establish a large, international exhibition and the organizer’s stated areas of focus, while leaving transactions and implementation to be measured separately. ## Data ### WETEX 2026 participation indicators These are organizer-reported exhibition participation figures, not visitor totals or signed deal values. Methodology: Figures in the 23 October post-show announcement for WETEX, organized by DEWA. | label | value | unit | period | basis | |---|---|---|---|---| | Participating companies | 3000 | count | 2026 | observed | | Countries represented | 60 | count | 2026 | observed | | International pavilions | 13 | count | 2026 | observed | | Sponsors | 60 | count | 2026 | observed | | Partners and supporting associations | 23 | count | 2026 | observed | Sources: , · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/wetex-2026-draws-3000-companies-from-60-countries/data/wetex-participation?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/wetex-2026-draws-3000-companies-from-60-countries/data/wetex-participation?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [WETEX / Dubai Electricity and Water Authority]() (Source checked: 2026-10-25; Published: 2026-10-23) - [WETEX 2026 brochure, 2025 edition figures]() (Source checked: 2026-10-25) - [Emirates News Agency (WAM)]() (Source checked: 2026-10-25; Published: 2026-10-23) --- Cite the canonical URL above. 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