{"id":"oct2026-dubai-hatta-waterfalls-mou","canonicalSlug":"oct2026-dubai-hatta-waterfalls-mou","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/oct2026-dubai-hatta-waterfalls-mou","language":"en","title":"Dubai assigns Hatta waterfalls operations to Municipality","summary":"A DEWA–Dubai Municipality memorandum transfers management, operations, maintenance and development of Hatta Sustainable Waterfalls facilities to the municipality.","body":["Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) and Dubai Municipality signed a memorandum of understanding on 20 October covering the Hatta Sustainable Waterfalls project. Under the agreement, the municipality will manage, operate, maintain and develop the existing buildings, facilities and assets. The document also covers leasing shops and facilities and oversight of tenants.","The entities signed the memorandum during WETEX 2026 in Dubai. DEWA said the arrangement is intended to support asset sustainability and the project’s value for Hatta residents and visitors. The announcement does not disclose a transfer payment, operating budget or quantified economic impact."],"keyPoints":[],"sections":[],"text":"Dubai assigns Hatta waterfalls operations to Municipality\n\nA DEWA–Dubai Municipality memorandum transfers management, operations, maintenance and development of Hatta Sustainable Waterfalls facilities to the municipality.\n\nDubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) and Dubai Municipality signed a memorandum of understanding on 20 October covering the Hatta Sustainable Waterfalls project. Under the agreement, the municipality will manage, operate, maintain and develop the existing buildings, facilities and assets. The document also covers leasing shops and facilities and oversight of tenants.\n\nThe entities signed the memorandum during WETEX 2026 in Dubai. DEWA said the arrangement is intended to support asset sustainability and the project’s value for Hatta residents and visitors. The announcement does not disclose a transfer payment, operating budget or quantified economic impact.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":["non-oil-economy"],"eventDate":"2026-10-20","eventDateBasis":"source-announcement-publication","publishedAt":"2026-10-22T12:10:13Z","modifiedAt":"2026-10-22T12:10:13Z","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":"2026-10-22T12:01:58Z","sourcePublishedAt":"2026-10-20","translatedAt":"2026-10-22T11:58:04Z","sources":[{"url":"https://dewa.gov.ae/en/about-us/media-publications/latest-news/2026/10/dewa-and-dubai-municipality","name":"Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA)","checkedAt":"2026-10-22","attribution":"Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), official announcement dated 2026-10-20; Wellficent independent factual reporting.","publishedAt":"2026-10-20"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/oct2026-dubai-hatta-waterfalls-mou","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/oct2026-dubai-hatta-waterfalls-mou","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/oct2026-dubai-hatta-waterfalls-mou","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/oct2026-dubai-hatta-waterfalls-mou","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/oct2026-dubai-hatta-waterfalls-mou","ru":"https://wellficent.com/ru/news/oct2026-dubai-hatta-waterfalls-mou","pt":"https://wellficent.com/pt/news/oct2026-dubai-hatta-waterfalls-mou"},"corrections":[],"locations":[],"type":"news","classification":{"version":"1","dataKinds":["project-update"],"geographies":[{"role":"economic-scope","countryCode":"AE","subdivisionCode":"AE-DU"},{"role":"issuer-location","countryCode":"AE","subdivisionCode":"AE-DU"}],"evidenceBasis":["agreement"],"measurementPeriod":null}}