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Sustainibility and ESG
Environment and renewable resources
Economics and financial news

CEZ has cut heat consumption in its offices by 15%, almost half of which was achieved last year. Electricity consumption dropped by 23%

The energy-saving measures that CEZ adopted in its offices in 2022, in response to the energy crisis, have worked: in more than a hundred administrative buildings that CEZ owns throughout the Czech Republic, heat consumption was reduced by 7% year on year. That accounts for nearly one-half of all the savings achieved in the last six years. Electricity consumption in the energy company’s offices has dropped by a full 23% since 2018. Thanks to the savings, the company is saving more than CZK 26 million per year in energy costs. CEZ Group will continue with energy-saving measures: for example, selected office buildings will be fitted with photovoltaic power plants over the course of the next few years.

27. 6. 2024

Nuclear power plants

ČEZ evaluated bids for the construction of a new nuclear unit and named its preferred bidder, with results submitted to Ministry of Industry and Trade

Elektrárna Dukovany II (EDU II), a wholly owned subsidiary of ČEZ, submitted its evaluation report to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIT), evaluating bids for the construction of a new nuclear unit at Dukovany. In the report, it recommended the ranking, proposing its preferred supplier of a new nuclear unit or units. The Government of the Czech Republic will now issue its statement as to with whom ČEZ will negotiate the final form of the contracts.

14. 6. 2024

Nuclear power plants

The first Temelín Unit produces electricity again. It has been shut down for two months to inspect and replace fuel assemblies

Yesterday in the evening, the Unit 1 of Temelín NPP started to produce electricity again. Operators have connected it to the transmission system after replacing a quarter of the fuel assemblies. Power engineers also checked the safety systems the turbine an its generator. In total, they managed almost twenty thousand activities during the shutdown, including 66 investment actions. Together with the Dukovany power plant, all six nuclear units are currently in operation. The Unit 2 of the Dukovany Nuclear Power Plant is now planned to be shut down for the inspection and refueling.

12. 6. 2024

Sustainibility and ESG
Foreign activities

CEZ Group achieves historically best sustainability rating, rising among the world’s top 10% companies

CEZ Group has achieved its best-ever ESG rating from the global rating aggregator CSR Hub, which collects and recalculates data from approximately 30 international agencies to form a single aggregate indicator. They currently place CEZ among the world’s 10% best-rated publicly traded companies.

5. 6. 2024