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Pursuant to the agreement concluded with COLORLAK, a.s., the joint stock company Energetika Vitkovice, member of CEZ Group, will begin to mange power economy of the above mentioned company. Managing of the power economy will be initiated on 1 February 2006 and will last at least 15 years. Power assets will be still owned by COLORLAK.

Plzen, 18 January In January this year, press officers of former regional power suppliers (ZCE, STE, SCE, VCE and SME) belonging to CEZ Group moved to the section of communication of CEZ, a.s. However, they will continue working as communication managers and CEZ Group press officers in given regions.

Yesterday CEZ Power Company made first deals on the ECX, Amsterdam exchange of CO2 allowances. This exchange trades the most CO2 allowances and reaches the highest turn-over in Europe.

CEZ Power Company has officially stated an interest in entering the privatization tender for the only Macedonian electricity distributor AD ESM.