Press releases pg. 3

ČEZ has tentatively identified two preferred sites for the second and third small modular reactors (SMRs). After the first SMR project at the Temelín Nuclear Power Plant site, SMRs could also be built in Dětmarovice and Tušimice. That is on the sites of current coal-fired power plants, which are being transformed into emission-free sites. As part of Vision 2030, ČEZ Group has committed itself to preparing the construction of small modular reactors with a total capacity of over 1,000 MW after 2040. However, small modular reactors could have been built at these sites as early as the second half of the 1930s. The main purpose of the SMR construction is to ensure a long-term secure supply of stable emission-free energy.

ČEZ uses 3D technology models, including modern 3D printing methods, in cooperation with ŠKODA JS for both Czech nuclear power plants and in the hydropower industry. The innovative process scores points when missing equipment is no longer in production, is not available on the market or has excessively long lead times. During the first year, the deployment of 3D parts contributed to reduced downtime and increased power plant production - without affecting the safe supply of electricity. During this period, power engineers produced a total of 4,159 parts from both plastics and metal on a 3D printer. This is another step towards ensuring energy independence and at least 60 years of the operation of nuclear power plants and other parts of the critical energy infrastructure.

The Temelin and Dukovany nuclear power plants in the Czech Republic meet the requirements of international environmental protection standards. Such is the main conclusion of a recertification audit conducted by the international company Det Norske Veritas. This prestigious ecological certificate for environmental management has been held by the Temelin power plant without interruption since 2004, and by the Dukovany plant since 2001.

The construction of the largest photovoltaic power plant in the centre of Prague has begun at the Prague Congress Centre (KCP). A total of 2080 solar panels will be erected on an area of 7000 square metres, saving the Prague Congress Centre CZK 5.5 million in electricity costs annually. Photovoltaic technology will complement one of the largest energy saving projects in the Czech Republic, which is being implemented at the KCP by ENESA, a subsidiary of ČEZ ESCO. The project has saved the centre CZK 32 million this year.