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Foreign activities

INVEN CAPITAL invests $23 million Dollars in Smart Thermostat company tado°

● INVEN CAPITAL, the venture capital arm of the international energy conglomerate CEZ, invests in tado°, the European market leader in intelligent home climate control ● Smart thermostats are leading the smart home sector / market potential in Europe alone over 2 billion Dollars by 2019. ● tado° among the world's best funded IoT startups / Venture capital rises to 57 million Dollars ● Focus remains on being the leader in intelligent home climate control / planned expansion of services and increased international growth

26. 4. 2016

Nuclear power plants

ČEZ Has Been Granted License to Further Operate Unit 1 of Dukovany Nuclear Power Plant

Unit 1 of the Dukovany Nuclear Power Plant has been licensed to operate further. ČEZ received the order of the State Office for Nuclear Safety yesterday evening.

31. 3. 2016

Foreign activities

Daniel Beneš: WE ARE WORKING HARD ON IT

ČEZ IS ONE OF A FEW LARGE ENERGY COMPANIES THAT IS STILL MAKING MONEY. BUT ITS PROFIT IS DECLINING TOO, AS THE PRICE OF ELECTRICITY DECLINES. THE MAIN REASONS ARE THE LOW PRICES OF COMMODITIES, ESPECIALLY OIL, AND THE SITUATION WITH SUBSIDIZED ENERGY SOURCES. THESE ARE REVOLUTIONARY CHANGES, SAYS DANIEL BENEŠ. (Interview for Hospodarske noviny)

18. 3. 2016

Foreign activities

ČEZ Decided not to Submit a Binding Offer to Buy Vattenfall’s German Assets

After thoroughly assessing all the related opportunities and risks, ČEZ decided not to submit a binding offer to buy Vattenfall’s German assets. The company is however prepared to further discuss other possible options and terms of the acquisition.

16. 3. 2016