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Unipetrol and ČEZ have further expanded the offer of the Benzina network with electricity. Benzina now offers fifteen fast-charging stations at twelve locations – newly in Břeclav, Domažlice, Hlinsko and Siřejovice.
Unipetrol continues expanding the number of locations within Benzina’s network of filling stations where drivers are offered not only conventional fuels but also electric energy from fast charging stations. The filling stations with the newly installed fast-charging stations from ČEZ can be found in Břeclav near the D2 motorway, Siřejovice on the D8 motorway, Domažlice and Hlinsko. At twelve Benzina locations all over the Czech Republic, a total of fifteen fast-charging points from ČEZ are in operation now.
10. 7. 2019
INVEN CAPITAL expands to industry 4.0, investing in a progressive Czech start-up who is a leader in acoustic diagnostics of machines.
INVEN CAPITAL, a ČEZ Group investment fund that seeks investment in promising European smart energy startups has acquired a minority interest in Neuron Soundware, the Czech based market leader in industrial machine diagnostics based on acoustic analysis. The company develops and markets advanced hardware and software for predictive maintenance, enabling timely detection of failures and optimisation of operations. In its four years in business, INVEN CAPITAL has made ten investments in five countries, one of which it has subsequently successfully exited.
27. 6. 2019
Unipetrol and ČEZ expand Benzina’s offer with electric energy and add new fast chargers on Motorway D5 at Kladruby and Road I/6 in Bochov
Unipetrol continues expanding the number of locations within Benzina’s network of filling stations where drivers are offered not only conventional fuels but also electric energy from fast charging stations. Two new fast chargers of ČEZ have been installed at Benzina’s outlets in Kladruby on the D5 motorway in the direction to Rozvadov and in Bochov on the international road to Karlovy Vary (Road I/6). Eight Benzina locations throughout the Czech Republic currently offer ten fast chargers from ČEZ.
30. 5. 2019
CEZ Group earned CZK 8.3 billion in Q1; ČEZ Board of Directors proposes dividend of CZK 24 per share
CEZ Group’s EBITDA reached CZK 19.3 billion in Q1 2019, up 10% year-over-year. Net income increased by 14% to CZK 8.3 billion; net income adjusted for extraordinary events not related to ordinary business operations reached CZK 8.8 billion, up CZK 1.5 billion year-over-year. This growth in earnings can be attributed primarily to higher electricity selling prices and a greater amount of electricity generated by nuclear power plants. The Board of Directors is going to propose a dividend of CZK 24 per share at the General Meeting scheduled for June 26, 2019.