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CEZ Group has completed the sale of its Romanian companies to Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets
Today, the sale of Romanian assets was settled between CEZ Group and funds managed by Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA). The sale includes a total of seven Romanian companies. The share purchase agreement was signed last October, and the transaction was approved by the European Antitrust Authority and the Romanian Supreme Council of National Defence. CEZ remains present in Romania through CEZ ESCO Romania and CEZ Trade Romania.
31. 3. 2021
Hydrogen, e-mobility, photovoltaics, eco-energy, successful sales – CEZ Group´s investment fund boasts with a portfolio of companies operating on five continents
CEZ Group’s venture capital fund Inven Capital has examined some 2,400 investment opportunities throughout Europe since 2015, selecting 14 for implementation, including two in the Czech Republic. Companies from their portfolio have launched many innovative projects that will contribute to the fulfilment of global decarbonisation targets, whether in the area of hydrogen technologies, solar energy, energy efficiency and savings, or e-mobility. Inven Capital has already successfully exited two companies, selling them to global players such as Microsoft and Shell. CEZ Group and the European Investment Bank have backed Inven Capital with EUR 240 million, of which approx. EUR 130 mil. have already been invested.
30. 3. 2021
Temelín is scheduled to refuel the reactor of Unit 1. Anti-Covid measures are tightened up for the outage
Nearly fourteen thousand activities including refueling are waiting for the power plant technicians during the planned outage of the Temelín Unit 1. The outage will start this evening and take place in a tightened-up “Covid Mode”. In practice, this can mean up to one thousand Covid tests to be performed a day. The technicians had planned two months of work in the outage.
26. 3. 2021
Volvo Group invests in the Israeli company Driivz from the ČEZ Inven Capital investment fund portfolio
The e-mobility charging software specialist Driivz, in which ČEZ invested through its Inven Capital two years ago, has drawn in another major investor: manufacturer of trucks, buses, and construction machines Volvo Group. The company launched its first electric diggers last year and recently has announced its plan to offer a completely emissions-free truck portfolio by 2040. A joint pilot charging services project between Volvo Trucks, the Volvo Group and Driivz is ongoing. ČEZ charging stations have run on software from Driivz since 2020.