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The wholesale auction of energy products "Duhova energie" proved a hunger for electricity
CEZ Company has today concluded the wholesale auction for electricity supplies in 2006. The auction was called after the recent auction of the virtual power plant, which had been ordered by UOHS (Office of Fair Trading), and proved a hunger for electricity in the Czech Republic again. The total electricity sales, including contracts that have been concluded about the virtual power plant, has increased by 1.6 TWh i.e. 4.1 % on last year. Based on the high demand and convenient structure of demanded products, CEZ has been able to reduce next year´s wholesale electricity prices for all prospective buyers compared to indicative prices introduced originally. The total year-on-year increase in a price of demanded volume in a particular structure is 14.3 %. The price is in accordance with the price level, which had already been given by the previous auction of the virtual power plant.
23. 8. 2005
CEZ Power Company has today submitted another bid for Zespół Elektrowni Dolna Odra S.A. (Dolna Odra Group of Plants)
CEZ continues the privatization tender by submitting another bid for the Polish power company Dolna Odra. CEZ Power Company first bid for a fully 10 % share at the end of this year´sApril, and consequently it has been included in the short list of six parties concerned.
19. 8. 2005
CEZ Group will give Bulgaria 3 million CZK material aid
CEZ Power Group will give flood stroke Bulgaria material aid in the amount of 3 million CZK. At the same time, Czech CEZ Group´s employees will collect money to help their colleagues in Bulgaria. CEZ will also provide a financial aid to Romania.
18. 8. 2005
The market value of CEZ increased by another billion EUR last month
CEZ´s market capitalization exceeded a 11 bn EUR limit yesterday; this time it was supported by stronger exchange rate of CZK besides increasing share prices on the stock. The position of CEZ as one of the largest Central-European firms is continuously strengthening. The value of the share owned by the Fond narodniho majetku (National Property Fund) has increased by nearly 150 billion CZK since the end of last February, when the current company management were starting to form. Under current management, the total market value of the company has increased by 221.6 billion CZK to present 323.9 billion CZK for all share-holders.