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A reduction in the cost of energy, heat, gas, and water consumption by CZK 248 mil. was last year’s contribution of a total of 39 guaranteed energy-efficient projects (EPC) provided in the Czech Republic and Slovakia by ENESA from ČEZ ESCO. The savings were up by 9 percent year-on-year, which means CZK 25 mil. In ecological terms, the savings mean a reduction in CO2 emissions by 39,300 tonnes – which is the amount produced by one block of a coal-burning power plant with an output of 100 MW in two weeks of regular operations.

Last year, the Kořensko hydro power plant made enough electricity to supply a small town. Its turbine is propelled by the water which the Temelín Nuclear Power Plant returns to the Vltava River. Last year, the Kořensko small hydro power plant generated 2,101 MWh, saving emissions of more than 1,500 tonnes of CO2.

Despite the difficult conditions caused by the COVID pandemic, the number of solar power plants installed was up by a quarter year-on-year, and the number of heat pumps by nearly a half. ČEZ Prodej also expanded the number of its technology and service centres in Bohemia and in Moravia. This year, ČEZ Prodej plans further significant growth in installations.

Restrictions in the fight against the coronavirus do not mean a red light to visitors to our power-generation operations, at least not for virtual tours. ČEZ info centre guides, who scored so high in December with some 1,700 school children and students with online tours of our power plants, will now unlock the secrets of power generation to the general public. As of 9 January, an absolute novelty awaits anyone interested: an online trip to the world of energy. “On a virtual visit to a power plant”, they can learn interesting details about each type of power plant, get to see places that are not normally accessible, and can compete for prizes. Of course, our online excursions for middle schools and high schools carry on.