Press releases
- The definitive feasibility study is complete. It has confirmed that the lithium mining and processing project is feasible. The EIA will be submitted by the end of the yearProducts and services
The strategic lithium mining and processing project in Ústí nad Labem Region has advanced to the next phase. Geomet, the company responsible for the lithium park’s construction, has completed the definitive feasibility study (DFS) in cooperation with designers and experts. The definitive feasibility study is a comprehensive document several thousand pages long and provides answers to technical and economic questions regarding the construction of the mine and processing plant. The study confirmed that the mine in Cínovec and the processing plant in Prunéřov are feasible and did not identify any technological obstacles to their construction and operation. Geomet is currently continuing with the necessary permitting processes and will submit the EIA documentation to the Ministry of the Environment by the end of the year. Geomet will now present the completed study to its shareholders, who will decide on the implementation and financing of the project’s next stage. An investment of 42 billion CZK would be one of the largest in the history of the Czech Republic and the largest in the Ústí nad Labem Region.
- CEZ Group receives ESG Transparency Award, scoring 97% in an international evaluationSustainibility and ESG
CEZ Group received an international ESG Transparency Award from EUPD Research for the scope and openness of its reporting and communication of sustainability-related data. With a score of 96.86%, it emerged at the top of the rankings not only in the industry category, but also in the category of companies with over 5,000 employees. Hundreds of companies from 27 countries entered the competition.
- CEZ Group’s “Photovoltaic Academy” teams up Czech university students with African technicians in a unique educational programmeEducation and RecruitmentSustainibility and ESG
CEZ Group launched a new programme called Photovoltaic Academy, aimed at providing insight into the latest trends concerning large solar installations in the energy sector. The intensive, week-long internship teamed up students from Czech universities with technicians from Zambia and Lesotho, two countries where CEZ Group implements foreign ESG projects aimed at mitigating climate change and strengthening the resilience of local communities. The Photovoltaic Academy programme fulfils the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Number 7: to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.