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The new infiltration basins at the Dukovany Nuclear Power Plant should contribute to the restoration of the ground water level in the locale in upcoming years. The power plant has completed its first, near the new parking lot. Another infiltration basin will be created during the construction of a new administrative building. In addition to retaining water in the countryside, power engineers also focus on cost savings, in particular in the form of treatment and new technologies.

Germany’s Sunfire, in the portfolio of the ČEZ Inven Capital investment fund, is launching major new projects. In France, production of green aircraft fuel will be launched, while in Spain, hydrogen will help decarbonise the country’s ceramics industry. Europe is increasingly focusing on hydrogen as a substitute for fossil fuels. Hydrogen production capacity of more than 1 GW is currently in operation in the EU and another nearly 200 projects are in the pipeline.

Elektrárna Dukovany II, a. s., a ČEZ Group company, received a permit from the State Office for Nuclear Safety today to deploy a new nuclear power plant at Dukovany. It is one of the most important preparatory steps before commencing the construction project and selecting a contractor. The preparation and elaboration of documentation for the licence proceedings took five years and comprised more than 200 expert studies and analyses. The key materials are available to the public.

Small hydro power plants from the portfolio of ČEZ Obnovitelné zdroje grew by more than 229 million kWh of power in 2020, which is a year-on-year increase by 16% and the largest growth in the last 6 years. Their production would cover the annual consumption of more than 65,000 Czech households. Small hydro sources are also beginning to see the effect of the largest upgrade in the history of Czech hydro power, in which more than 38 machinery sets, worth more than CZK 3 billion, were restored in all types of ČEZ Group power plants throughout the country.