{"id":"saudi-water-authority-water-regulation-exchange-2026","canonicalSlug":"saudi-water-authority-water-regulation-exchange-2026","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/saudi-water-authority-water-regulation-exchange-2026","language":"en","title":"Saudi Water Authority to hold first Water Regulation Exchange in Riyadh on 1 November","summary":"The event, organised with IDRA, will bring together four international organisations and 25 global regulatory bodies.","body":["The Saudi Water Authority will hold the inaugural Water Regulation Exchange (WREx) in Riyadh on 1 November. According to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) on 2 October, the event will convene representatives from four international organisations and 25 global regulatory bodies alongside industry experts and decision-makers.","WREx is organised in strategic partnership with the International Desalination and Reuse Association (IDRA). Its aim is to advance regulatory frameworks that improve the efficiency and sustainability of water services; participants will review benchmark models and practices from the GCC, the Americas, Europe and the Pacific region.","Panel sessions will cover compliance and performance-monitoring models and how public, private and financing roles can be integrated into more agile regulatory systems.","The event has not yet taken place; the announcement does not say that any new regulation, tariff or investment decision will be adopted."],"keyPoints":[],"sections":[],"text":"Saudi Water Authority to hold first Water Regulation Exchange in Riyadh on 1 November\n\nThe event, organised with IDRA, will bring together four international organisations and 25 global regulatory bodies.\n\nThe Saudi Water Authority will hold the inaugural Water Regulation Exchange (WREx) in Riyadh on 1 November. According to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) on 2 October, the event will convene representatives from four international organisations and 25 global regulatory bodies alongside industry experts and decision-makers.\n\nWREx is organised in strategic partnership with the International Desalination and Reuse Association (IDRA). Its aim is to advance regulatory frameworks that improve the efficiency and sustainability of water services; participants will review benchmark models and practices from the GCC, the Americas, Europe and the Pacific region.\n\nPanel sessions will cover compliance and performance-monitoring models and how public, private and financing roles can be integrated into more agile regulatory systems.\n\nThe event has not yet taken place; the announcement does not say that any new regulation, tariff or investment decision will be adopted.","category":"energy","region":"world","topics":[],"eventDate":"2026-10-02","eventDateBasis":"source-event-or-period","publishedAt":"2026-10-04T14:26:48+03:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-04T14:26:48+03:00","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":null,"sourcePublishedAt":"2026-10-02","translatedAt":null,"sources":[{"name":"Saudi Press Agency (SPA)","url":"https://www.spa.gov.sa/en/N2691756","checkedAt":"2026-10-04","publishedAt":"2026-10-02"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/saudi-water-authority-water-regulation-exchange-2026","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/saudi-water-authority-water-regulation-exchange-2026","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/saudi-water-authority-water-regulation-exchange-2026","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/saudi-water-authority-water-regulation-exchange-2026","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/saudi-water-authority-water-regulation-exchange-2026","ru":"https://wellficent.com/ru/news/saudi-water-authority-water-regulation-exchange-2026","pt":"https://wellficent.com/pt/news/saudi-water-authority-water-regulation-exchange-2026"},"corrections":[],"locations":[]}