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  "id": "news-oct2026-dubai-wetex-water-security-solutions",
  "language": "en",
  "interfaceLanguage": "en",
  "url": "https://voltformer.com/news/wetex-water-security-solutions",
  "slug": "wetex-water-security-solutions",
  "category": "renewable-integration",
  "publishDate": "2026-10-20",
  "sourceName": "Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA)",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.dewa.gov.ae/en/about-us/media-publications/latest-news/2026/10/wetex-2026-explores-innovative-solutions",
  "readingTimeMinutes": 1,
  "tags": [
    "Dubai",
    "Water security",
    "Desalination",
    "Water reuse",
    "United Arab Emirates"
  ],
  "content": {
    "title": "WETEX spotlights water reuse and lower-energy desalination",
    "summary": "DEWA’s 20 October update said WETEX would showcase desalination, wastewater reuse, smart networks and leak detection technologies.",
    "sections": [
      {
        "heading": "Desalination plans",
        "paragraphs": [
          "DEWA cited a planned 180-million-imperial-gallon-per-day capacity for its Hassyan seawater reverse-osmosis project and a goal to produce all desalinated water using clean energy and waste heat by 2030."
        ],
        "sources": [
          {
            "name": "Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA)",
            "url": "https://www.dewa.gov.ae/en/about-us/media-publications/latest-news/2026/10/wetex-2026-explores-innovative-solutions"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "heading": "Reuse and efficiency",
        "paragraphs": [
          "The update said reverse osmosis generally uses less energy than multi-stage flash distillation and described water reuse as a way to ease pressure on conventional supplies."
        ]
      }
    ]
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