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Czech nuclear power plants announce record production
Czech nuclear power plants produced a record amount of energy in 2022. They supplied 31 TWh of electricity to the transmission network, 300,000 megawatt hours more than in the previous year. Thus, they saved approximately 22.5 million tons of carbon dioxide. The record production is the result of a series of modernizations and improvements that increased the reliability and performance of both key Czech energy sources. In 2023, CEZ expects a slightly lower production of the nucelar power plants due to very extensive investments into their planned at least 60 years of operation.
2. 1. 2023
Elektrárna Dukovany II, a. s., a ČEZ Group company, has received bids from three bidders for the construction of a new nuclear power source in Dukovany
Elektrárna Dukovany II, a. s. (EDU II), a wholly owned subsidiary of ČEZ, has received bids from three bidders for the construction of a new nuclear power source in Dukovany. US-Canadian Westinghouse, French EdF and Korean KHNP had until today to submit their bids. EDU II will now analyze the bids and then negotiate with the bidders. The bidders will then submit their final bids by the end of September next year.
30. 11. 2022
ČEZ finally takes over ŠKODA JS, a major Czech company, primarily operating in nuclear servicing and engineering
Yesterday, the ČEZ Energy Group became the 100% owner of ŠKODA JS, a traditional Czech company operating in the field of nuclear energy. With the purchase, ČEZ solved the problem of its major supplier, which several years ago became part of the Russian engineering group OMZ, controlled by Gazprombank. This put the company at risk of sanctions, which had a potential impact on securing key supplies for the ČEZ Group's nuclear power plants. The agreement was concluded in June this year with the shares temporarily held by WOOD & Company pending the antitrust authorities' transaction approval.
25. 11. 2022
The outage of Temelín's Unit 2 completed
Today, Unit 2 of Temelín NPP started to produce electricity again. Operators have connected it to the transmission system after replacing a quarter of the fuel assemblies. The power plant technicians also checked safety systems, an important internal part of the reactor or the steam turbine. They managed to perform over fifteen thousand activities during two months, including six dozen investment events. Together with the Dukovany power plant, all six nuclear units are currently in operation.