WETEX and Dubai Solar Show Post event report4 - 6 O C TO B E R 2 0 1 6

D U B A I W O R L D T R A D E C E N T R E

D U B A I , UA E

Chairman’s MessageOver the past 17 years, we have succeeded in developing the Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition (WETEX)into the region’s prestigious specialized exhibition in vital industries, held annually under the directive of HH SheikhMohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, Ruler of Dubai, and under the patronage ofHH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Minister of Finance, and President of Dubai Electricity andWater Authority (DEWA).

The 18th WETEX was from 4 – 6 October 2016, as proven to be the biggest meeting ground for investors and decision makersfrom energy, water and environment sectors, under the theme ‘At the Forefront of Sustainability’.

Through elaborately-planned networking events, keynote sessions conducted by top experts and visits by internationaldelegations, WETEX ensured that exhibitors got to interact with key decision makers, investors, buyers and traders.

For the third year in a row, WETEX organized Green Week, which featured a series of community-oriented environmentactivities making WETEX a unique exhibition, attracting diverse social segments as well as organizations. It also gatheredparticipants from dozens of countries, bringing world-class expertise under one roof.

This year under the directives of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAEand Ruler of Dubai, and under the patronage of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Minister ofFinance and President of DEWA, the launch of Dubai Solar Show took place which was held i conjunction with WETEX. DubaiSolar Show provided a key platform for the public and private sectors to make deals, build partnerships, review the latest solar-energy technologies, learn about current and future projects in the region and market needs, and explore opportunities totake part in solar-energy projects and programmes.

We, at DEWA, are looking forward to welcome you to WETEX 2017, which will showcase new technologies, products andsolutions in the water, energy, and environment sectors. It will also present a number of investment opportunities through thepresence of exhibiting companies and international trade visitors.

About DEWA- The organizer

• DEWA is the sole provider of Water and Electricity to the city of Dubai and delivers electricity to about677,751 customers and water to 605,178 customers across the city of Dubai as of 2014

• DEWA is the organizer of WETEX (Water, Energy Technology and Environment Exhibition) for the past18 years

• DEWA's contribution to the economic development of Dubai has been an important factor in theEmirate's rapid rise in the world 's commercial and industrial scene

• DEWA is the pioneer in the field of Water Desalination, Network Distribution and other innovations• Efforts towards introduction of New Technologies and Products in the Emirate of Dubai and the

United Arab Emirates as a whole, as well as other Gulf Countries• In its quest to improve quality in the field of Power & Water DEWA constantly seeks Global partners

for its procurement needs• DEWA spent nearly AED 22.873 billion for water and electricity projects in the emirate in the year

2015

WETEX-Introduction

WETEX is organized by Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA, in line with Dubai’s vision to build asustainable future for the Emirate and is held annually under the directive of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid AlMaktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, Ruler of Dubai, and under the patronage of HH SheikhHamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Minister of Finance, and President of Dubai Electricityand Water Authority (DEWA)

The 18th Edition of Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition along with the launch of Dubai SolarShow took place from 4th to 6th October at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre showcasingthe latest green products, solutions and technologies from over 1,900 exhibitors spanning across 46 countries.This year the event was inaugurated by HH Shaikh Ahmad Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation,Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates airline and Group, MD&CEO DEWA, and HE , Matar Al Neyadi,Undersecretary of Energy

Parallel to the exhibition, the 3rd edition of World Green Economy Summit took place on 5th and 6th October

Over the years, the exhibition has seen a significant success with 3 major events taking place on one platformwitnessing thousands of visitors , exhibitors , officials from the world in addition to large number of academies ,Associations , demonstrating the latest technologies on Water, Energy, Green Cities , Environment, Technologiesand Innovations under the Green Week

Dubai Solar Show - Introduction

As the world’s renewable energy industry continues to rapidly grow particularly SOLAR ENERGY in the region, WETEX 2016 launched DubaiSolar Show which was set to be the biggest global solar exhibition in the region. Dubai Solar took place on 4-6 October 2016 at DubaiInternational Convention & Exhibition Centre in co-location with WETEX and World Green Economy Summit.

Objectives of Dubai Solar Show:

1.To bring latest solar innovations in the region and become a unique platform for knowledge-sharing and building partnerships with allgovernment and private sectors in pursuing innovative solutions while supporting Dubai’s transformation in becoming the smartest city inthe world.

2.To establish Dubai Solar Show as a gateway of solar business in the region and annual international event attended by solar energyprofessionals where international exhibitors, buyers and relevant organizations from around the world are gathered.

3.To develop a platform in brightening the framework for its solar projects in the region through benchmarking, launching of projects orprogrammes, and assist in the development or implementation of strategies related to solar sector.

4.To support in elevating the promotion of ‘sustainability‘ as the main theme and objective of WETEX exhibition wherein solar energy isconsidered the future of energy.

Statistics – WETEX & Dubai Solar Show

Participating countries- 57

Number of exhibitors – 1975

Total sqmts covered – 63,000 sqmts

Total number of visitors – 26,250

Target sectors/exhibitor profile breakdown – 35 sectors specialized product sectors

Comparative Analysis for WETEX & Dubai Solar ShowYears Visitors Exhibitors Exhibition Gross Area Sqmts No of countries Sponsors

1999 357 4 130 2 3

2000 624 20 640 7 5

2001 1546 80 2560 9 7

2002 1678 145 4640 12 9

2003 1987 312 9984 17 10

2004 2,200 453 12,359 25 12

2005 3,000 498 12,000 24 14

2006 3,800 521 12,359 25 12

2007 4,970 632 13,680 29 15

2008 7,316 700 15,002 29 23

2009 5,256 450 15,002 23 16

2010 7,658 510 15,002 23 19

2011 9,145 715 23,000 28 20

2012 12,048 1,024 32,390 31 37

2013 15,847 1,362 40,000 32 48

2014 22,602 1,564 49,348 42 58

2015 25,000 1,696 55,000 46 53

2016 26250 1975 63368 57 67

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Parallel events Along with the WETEX and Dubai Solar Show, multiple parallel informative events took place, which gathered hundredsof people together on a common platform for an engaging and informative dialogue exchange. Below mentioned are themain parallel events:

1. World Green Economy Summit

2. WETEX seminar

3. Dubai Solar Show Seminar

4. Gala dinner

5. Solar Decathlon

6. Sustainable site Tours

7. Country pavilion seminars

8. Green Week

9. Innovation Zone

10. Contractor – suppliers workshop

World Green Economy SummitHosted by DEWA, The World Green Economy Summit (WGES 2016) is the world’s leading platform to discuss, foster, plan and implement the shift to the green economy forgovernment, business, finance and civil society. The 3rd edition of WGES took place on 5th and 6th October at the World Trade Centre, catering to an audience of nearly 2,500 peopleand was launched under the patronage of H H Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President Prime Minister of UAE and The Ruler of Dubai.

Under the theme “Driving Global Green Economy”, the two-day summit featured:

1.Plenary sessions to address large-scale issues and showcase key players and their ambitions, strategies and tools to tackle the opportunities and challenges of the green economy

2.Roundtables and workshops for in-depth discussions among buyers, solution providers and financiers on the Public-Private Partnership Platform

3.Bilateral meetings, organized thematic lunch meetings, and matchmaking opportunities at lunch and cocktail receptions

WETEX Seminar

Gala Dinner◦ DEWA organized a Gala dinner for its exhibitors, partners, supporters and key stakeholders at Madinat Jumeira Arena ,

on 5th October 2016

◦ During the Gala dinner, all the sponsors and participating government bodies , associations and organizing committeewere honored for their valuable support by H E Saeed Al Tayer, MD & CEO, DEWA

Solar Decathlon Middle EastDuring World Green Economy Summit, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) announced the names of the teamsselected to participate in the Solar Decathlon Middle East (SDME) 2018

Dubai will host the Solar Decathlon in 2018, and once again in 2020, to coincide with the Dubai Expo 2020

SDME was created through an agreement between the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, DEWA, and the United StatesDepartment of Energy which challenges teams to design and build smart houses that operate solely on solar power

Ajman University of Science & Technology – UAE

American University in Dubai – UAE

American University of Ras AlKhaimah – UAE

Dhofar University – Oman

Eindhoven University of Technology – Netherlands

Gabriele D'Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara – Italy

Heriot-Watt University Dubai – UAE

Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urbanism – Romania

Islamic Science University of Malaysia (Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia) – Malaysia

King Saud University – KSA

National University of Sciences and Technology – Pakistan

New York University Abu Dhabi – UAE

Qatar University – Qatar

Sapienza University of Rome – Italy The Petroleum Institute – UAE

The University of Jordan – Jordan

University of Belgrade – Serbia, University of Bordeaux – France

University of Sharjah – UAE

University of Wollongong – Australia

Virginia Tech – USA

National Chiao Tung University – Taiwan

Sustainable Tours

During WETEX and Dubai solar Show, in order to showcase the best practices adopted in the field ofsustainability in Dubai, numerous tours were organized for the delegates and visitors.

1. The Sustainable City Site tour – With Diamond Developers having the largest area on the floor plan, showcasing the Sustainable city modelalong with various initiatives, 4 organized tours were conducted to take the delegation to the Sustainable city site, which is a net zero energycommunity focusing on sustainable living.

2. Mohammed Bin Rashid Solar Park - A delegation from WETEX, visited the largest single site solar park in the world which aims to produce5,000 MW by 2030. When completed, the project will achieve a reduction of approximately 6.5 million tonnes of carbon emissions annually.

3. DEWA Sustainable Building – A delegated visited the Al Quoz sustainable building of DEWA which has achieved LEED platinum status, beingthe largest government building in the world to receive the above said recognition

Country Pavilion SeminarsIn order to have engagement with larger audience and showcase the best sustainable practices in various fields, differentseminars were organized, either by individual exhibitors or under the country pavilions:

1. Philips seminar for its stakeholders – Sustainable Lighting for a smarter city

2. Dubai South Seminar - Solar power strategy

3. United Kingdom Seminar for its exhibitors - Emergence of managed solutions in the energy staffing industry,Recruitment and immigration in UAE, etc

4. Japan Seminar – Waste water and energy efficiency focused

Green WeekIn order to raise awareness and promote a culture of environmental sustainability and conservation amongst various communitysegments, DEWA during WETEX organized “Green Week”.

On the sideline of the Green Week, DEWA organized the ‘Sustainability Pledge’ where participants pledged to adopt daily greenpractices and promote them through social networks to underline their commitment towards sustainability.

Some of the activities during Green Week included: Workshop by DEWA on “Lets go green, A drop of Water makes a difference”,Workshop by Dubai Academy “Turning Waves into energy, Hybrid cars”, Mr & Mrs Green Tour & Noor & Hayat Tour, Workshoporganized by Climate Change Ambassadors in DEWA “DEWA Climate Change champions”, etc.

Innovation Hall

Contractors- suppliers workshopDuring the 3 day event, in order to lay great emphasis on supplier relationship management & commercial & business improvement, 2 major workshops were conducted:

1. Contractor’s day – Health and Safety event

2. Suppliers gathering Day organized with SME

Parallel cooperation During the event, several cooperation and partnerships were formed establishing a strengthtowards a smarter & sustainable future, some of which are listed below:

MoU between DEWA and Philips: DEWA signed MoU with Philips Lighting to enhance cooperation, and exchange skills and knowledgeabout the latest connected lighting systems and services for buildings, in addition to reducing energy consumption.

MoU between Etihad ESCO and Dubai South: on 5th October, Dubai South signed MoU with Etihad ESCO, a subsidiary of DEWA, whichstated the collaboration between 2 entities to provide advisory and implementation services for its energy efficiency and environmentalsustainability initiatives, as well as implement the adoption of Dubai Green Building Regulations across the city.

Testimonials Netherlands Pavilion: The WETEX is an excellent platform to present our products and solutions from The Netherlands. Our participantscame in contact with many potential customers from Dubai, The Gulf Region and beyond. The quality of the exhibition, attendees andvisitors is excellent and we highly recommend the WETEX for anyone interested in the Water, Energy Technology and Environment sector

Philips lighting: Philips Lighting had a great 3 days Wetex show participation, with many customer engagements during our thoughtleadership panel discussions and showing our latest innovations in connected Lighting at the booth.

Duko Green Energy LLC: Dubai Solar Show at WETEX gave us an opportunity to introduce ourselves and our technology to the world. Manyvisitors and investors came to search for a new opportunity and we were lucky enough to sign few contracts with some of the investors wemet at Dubai Solar Show. In addition, we had an opportunity to meet potential interns and engineers who were interested in working withus. DEWA organizers were extremely helpful in preparing our show and we have already reserved a bigger place for the next show

Energetics: The Dubai Solar Show Seminar Week organized by DEWA and CEBC provided in-depth insights and relevant market informationon the latest solar developments in the region. Energetics was delighted to participate

The Sustainable city - We were happy to be part of the 18th edition of the Water, Energy, Technology & Environment Exhibition ‘WETEX’,where we got a chance to showcase our vision and innovative project in front of international delegations and experts, and exchangethoughts and ideas for future projects and for a better Sustainable future. A big thank you to the Dubai Electricity & Water Authority ‘DEWA’for orchestrating a full, insightful & successful event. Looking forward for more collaborations in the future

Achievements: Over the past 17 years, WETEX has made significant growth elevating its platform to a new leveland continuing to strive to excellence. For the 18th edition of WETEX, several key milestoneswere achieved, mentioned as below:

1. Launch of Dubai Solar Show, largest solar exhibition in the region

2. Launch of Solar Decathlon during World Green Economy Summit

3. Representation of country pavilions for the 1st time ever: Netherlands, Russia, Uk,etc.

4. Presence of educational partners showcasing its support to DEWA & WETEX

5. Presence of real estate companies for the very 1st time like Diamond developers, Emaar Properties, Dubai South etc.showcasing the sustainable communities on the exhibition platform

6. Extensive B2B match making for 4 country pavilion , for which excellent reviews were received as nearly 400meetings were conducted in a span of 3 days.

Sponsors - WETEX

Partners - WETEX

Media Partners

• Oil and Gas Directory - Middle East (Supporting Media)

• Infrastructure Middle East• Utilities Middle East• Pumps and Systems MENA• Construction World

Supporting Partners

• French Business Council in Dubai and the Northern Emirates, the French Trade Commission (Ubifrance)

• American Water Works Association (AWWA-USA)• Chamber of Engineering Industries - Engineering Export Council of Egypt• Middle East Solar Industry Association (MESIA)• Italian Trade Commission – Italy & Dubai • Taiwan Drinking Water Association (TDWA)• Korean Association of Machinery Industry (KOAMI)• Shell Lubricants• Green Economy Partnership• Indian associations - India – EEPC,(Engineering export promotion council)• IACCI (Indo Arab Chamber of commerce and Industries )• Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC)• Ministry of Commerce & Industry –Government of India• Engineering Export promotion council of India ( EEPC)• Indian Chamber of Commerce , Kolkata ( ICC)• Indo Arab Chamber , Mumbai • Federation of Indian export organization ( FIEO)• Taiwan External trade Development council ( TAITRA) • Korean Electric power corporation ( KEPCO)• Korean Electrical Manufacturer association ( KOEMA) • China council for the Promotion of International trade ( CCPIT) • IE Singapore• TEEAM, Malaysia

Sponsors – Dubai Solar Show

Partners – Dubai Solar Show

Partners

Sr. No. Company Name Remarks1 Middle East Solar Association "Supporting Association" 2 Clean Energy Business Council "Knowledge Partner" 3 Climate Control Middle east "Media Partner"4 Green Emirates "Media Partner"5 Kompass "Media Partner"6 Solar Energy International "Technical Partner"7 AEC online "Media Partner"8 Alternative Energy Africa "Media Partner"9 Big Project Me & MECN "Media Partner"

10 Business Islamica "Media Partner"11 Dubai Solar Org. "Media Partner"12 ENF solar "Media Partner"13 EQ International "Media Partner"14 Frost & Sullivan "Research Partner" 15 Global Solar & Alternative Energies "Media Partner"16 Mediaquest (Trends, SAH, AME Info) "Media Partner"17 Middle East Construction "Media Partner"18 Navigant Research "Media Partner"19 Oxford Business "Media Partner"20 Solar Media "Media Partner"

Government supportThe following government authorities participated in the exhibition extending its support to DEWA, towards its commitment towards smart & sustainable Dubai:

• Etihad ESCO• Dubai Carbon Center of Excellence• Mai Dubai• Empower• RWI PIM• Ministry of Energy• Dubai Supreme Council of Energy• Federal Electricity & Water Authority (FEWA)• Abu Dhabi Sewerage services Company (ADSSC)• Dubai Municipality/ Environmental Center for Arab Towns• JAFZA• Roads & Transport Authority• Sharjah Electricity Water Authority (SEWA)• Dry docks world and Maritime World• Mohamed Bin Rashid Establishment for SME Development• Emirates National oil company• Dubai Police • Sharjah City Municipality

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Thank you !!We look forward to welcoming you in 2017 edition

(23-25 October)

WETEX & Dubai Solar Show Team