<p>ORGREZ TRADE s.r.o. has been registered in the central system OTE as a balance responsible party with access to the short-term power markets organized by OTE with effect from 1st November 2025. Currently the short-term power markets have 165 members and the short-term gas market has 145 members.</p>

<p><strong><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Roboto;">POWERMART ApS </span></strong><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Roboto;">was terminated in the central system OTE as a balance responsible party in power markets as of 31st October 2025. Currently the short-term power markets have 164 members and the short-term gas market 145 members.</span></p>

<p>We would like to invite all market participants to the<strong> Market Coupling Consultative Group meeting (MCCG)</strong>, which takes place on <strong>Thursday,</strong> <strong>October 23, 2025 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.</strong> and will be held <strong>online</strong>. Market participants will have an opportunity to discuss and share views with the NEMOs * and TSOs on the ongoing works related to the design, development, implementation, and operation of the single day-ahead and intraday coupling (SDAC and SIDC).</p> <p> Detailed agenda can be found <a data-val="/cs/o-spolecnosti/zpravy_ote/market-coupling-consultative-group-meeting-on-23rd-october.pdf" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/../../../../cs/o-spolecnosti/zpravy_ote/market-coupling-consultative-group-meeting-on-23rd-october.pdf" data-linktype="external" target="_blank" title="market coupling consultative gm">here</a>.</p> <p> Should you wish to join the MCCG, please click <a href="https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/ab0aab44-0195-43e4-ab28-a691e87e2e0a@0c38bf71-99b7-4edf-a2e6-70803930efe7" target="_blank" data-linktype="external" data-val="https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/ab0aab44-0195-43e4-ab28-a691e87e2e0a@0c38bf71-99b7-4edf-a2e6-70803930efe7">here</a> to register.</p> <p> </p> <p><em>*OTE, a.s. as a Nominated Electricity Market Operator (‘NEMO‘) in the Czech Republic has been a member of the All NEMO Committee since 2015.</em></p>

<p>Download the monthly electricity and gas market report <a data-val="/about-ote/ote-news/monthly_market_report_09_2025.pdf" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/../../../../about-ote/ote-news/monthly_market_report_09_2025.pdf" data-linktype="external" target="_blank" title="monthly market report 09-25">HERE</a>.</p>

<p>Eni S.p.A. has been registered in the central system OTE as a balance responsible party with access to the short-term gas markets organized by OTE with effect from 1st November 2025. Currently the short-term power markets have 165 members and the short-term gas market has 145 members.</p>

<p>Michal Puchel, Chairman of the Board of Directors of OTE, a.s., was re-elected as a member of the Board of Directors of the Association of European Market Operators EUROPEX by the General Assembly on October 17, 2025.</p> <p>You can find more in press release, <a data-val="ef68ef29271c400dac7a5706e6555ca7" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/en/about-ote/ote-news/press-release_20251020_m-puchel_member-of-board-europex.pdf" data-linktype="internal" title="Press release M.Puchel elected again as a member of the EUROPEX board">here</a>.</p>

<p>Under the rule of the government provision no. 348/2021 Coll. about the ending of daylight saving (summer) time which will come up this year on October 26th 2025, the conditions for the delivering of contracted and metered data to the CS OTE during the change to Central European time are attached. <a data-val="/about-ote/ote-news/the_time_change_in_the_cs-ote_on_october_26th_2025_market.doc/" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/../../../../about-ote/ote-news/the_time_change_in_the_cs-ote_on_october_26th_2025_market.doc/" data-linktype="external" target="_blank" title="the time change on cs-ote">HERE</a></p>

<p>Inkor Trading Limited was terminated in the central system OTE as a balance responsible party in gas markets as of 31st October 2025. Currently the short-term power markets have 165 members and the short-term gas market 144 members.</p>

<p>PROBUGAS s.r.o. has been registered in the central system OTE as a balance responsible party with access to the short-term gas markets organized by OTE with effect from 1st November 2025. Currently the short-term power markets have 165 members and the short-term gas market has 145 members.</p>

<p>OTE, a.s., the Czech electricity and gas market operator, informs, in accordance with Section 116 (4) of the Public Notice No. 349/2015 Coll., on the Gas Market Rules, about missing balance responsible party with sufficient financial security on PDTs in the attachment of the respective news in the OTE portal.</p> <p>Fast change of supplier for these PDTs is allowed from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on October 04, 2025.</p>

<p>OTE, a.s., the Czech electricity and gas market operator, announces in accordance with Section 118(5) of the Public Notice No. 349/2015 Coll., on the Gas Market Rules, that it is suspending the activity of a company <strong>AZ Energies s.r.o., ID 06742157, EIC 27X-AZ-PLYN----E,</strong> in CS OTE system due to the loss of its possibility to supply gas, based on a notification of this company received by the market operator on 3 October 2025.</p> <p>In line with the Market Rules, a fast change of supplier will be possible on 4 October 2025 from 08:00 to 17:00. Delivery of gas from the Supplier of Last Resort (or any other supplier following the fast change of supplier) will start from 5 October 2025 06:00. Delivery from the Supplier of Last Resort doesn’t apply to customers whose gas consumption during the last 12 months exceeded 630 MWh.</p> <p>In this context, the Market Operator urges the suppliers who have passed the responsibility for the imbalance to AZ Energies s.r.o. to make a change of balance responsible party at the affected points of delivery by 14:00 on 4 October 2025. If this does not happen by that time, a fast change of supplier to another supplier will be allowed at the respective points of delivery, or the respective points of delivery will be transferred to the supplier of last resort.</p> <p>The Supplier of Last Resort (SLR) serves to protect customers in case of any supplier’s failure to operate. An SLR steps in immediately after such an incident and customers can use the SLR as an interim supplier for a maximum of 6 months. During this time the customer should select a new proper supplier and switch to it without any restrictions. Even if a customer had a fixed-term contract with the original supplier, this will not be valid with the SLR.</p> <p>The Market Operator is following the national legislation in force, with the aim of minimizing the negative impact of such events on the gas market.</p>

<p>The market operator, in accordance with Decree No. 408/2015 Coll., on the Electricity Market Rules, announces that it is suspending in its system the activities of the company <strong>AZ Energies s.r.o., Company ID No. 06742157, EAN 8591824290538</strong>, due to the company losing the ability to supply electricity and being unable to meet the financial requirements for imbalance settlement. This action is based on a notification received from the company on 3 October 2025 at 0:30 PM.</p> <p> </p> <p>In accordance with Decree No. 408/2015 Coll., on the Electricity Market Rules, market participants may submit a request for an expedited supplier change via the market operator’s information system <strong>by 3 October 2025 at 12:00 PM</strong>, pursuant to § 59 of the Decree. If customers do not carry out an expedited supplier change, the Market Operator will notify the relevant suppliers of last resort (SoLR) of the registration numbers of the affected customer supply points. These suppliers of last resort will then provide electricity supply to these customers for a legally defined period.</p> <p> </p> <p>The supplier of last resort (SoLR) is a mechanism designed to protect consumers in the event of the insolvency of any energy supplier. The SoLR is assigned in the Market Operator’s information system to the affected supply point(s) with their respective delivery points and to the point designated for covering distribution system losses from 00:00 on the day the SoLR begins supplying electricity, until the day a new supplier begins supply, but no longer than for 6 months. For electricity producers, the SoLR is assigned to the affected delivery point from 00:00 on the day the SoLR becomes responsible for the producer\'s delivery point imbalance, until a new balance responsible party assumes responsibility, but no longer than for 1 month.</p> <p> </p> <p>The Market Operator acts in accordance with applicable regulations and with the aim of minimizing negative impacts on the electricity market.</p>

<p>SIA "BONUS.LV" has been registered in the central system OTE as a balance responsible party with access to the short-term power markets organized by OTE with effect from 3th October 2025. Currently the short-term power markets have 165 members and the short-term gas market has 144 members.</p>

<p>Flex Solutions s.r.o. has been registered in the central system OTE as a balance responsible party with access to the short-term power markets organized by OTE with effect from 1st October 2025. Currently the short-term power markets have 164 members and the short-term gas market has 144 members.</p>

<p>The nominated electricity market operator OTE, a.s., and the transmission system operator ČEPS, a.s., in cooperation with the Ministry of Industry and Trade, are pleased to announce the successful launch of trading with 15-minute products on the integrated single day-ahead electricity market.</p> <p>You can read more <a data-val="/about-ote/ote-news/press-release_20250930_the-successful-launch-of-15-minute-trading.pdf" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/../../../../about-ote/ote-news/press-release_20250930_the-successful-launch-of-15-minute-trading.pdf" data-linktype="external" target="_blank" title="implementation of 15 minute market">HERE</a>.</p> <p>The official project press release can be downloaded <a data-val="/cs/o-spolecnosti/zpravy_ote/sdac-pr-15-minute-mtu-in-sdac-implemented.pdf" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/../../../../cs/o-spolecnosti/zpravy_ote/sdac-pr-15-minute-mtu-in-sdac-implemented.pdf" data-linktype="external" target="_blank" title="sdac pr 15 minute mtu implemented">HERE</a>.</p>

<p>PowereX j.s.a. has been registered in the central system OTE as a balance responsible party with access to the short-term power markets organized by OTE with effect from 30th September 2025. Currently the short-term power markets have 163 members and the short-term gas market has 144 members.</p>

<p>MVM Partner Energiakereskedelmi ZRt. has been registered in the central system OTE as a balance responsible party with access to the short-term gas markets organized by OTE with effect from 1st October 2025. Currently the short-term power markets have 162 members and the short-term gas market has 144 members.</p>

<p>Download the monthly electricity and gas market report <a data-val="/about-ote/ote-news/monthly_market_report_08_2025-1.pdf" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/../../../../about-ote/ote-news/monthly_market_report_08_2025-1.pdf" data-linktype="external" target="_blank" title="Monthly report 08/25">HERE</a>.</p>

<p><strong>SOLIDSUN Energie a.s. </strong>was terminated in the central system OTE as a balance responsible party in power markets as of 24th September 2025. Currently the short-term power markets have 162 members and the short-term gas market 143 members.</p>

<p>Parties of the 15-minute market time unit (MTU) project are pleased to confirm that full readiness has been successfully achieved and go-live is therefore scheduled for 30 September 2025 (trading day) for delivery day 1 October 2025.</p> <p>Throughout the testing campaign, Nominated Electricity Market Operators (NEMOs) and Transmission System Operators (TSOs) tested their systems under a wide range of market conditions. Two iterations of member testing also enabled market participants to confirm the readiness of their own systems.</p> <p>The market operator had previously confirmed its full readiness to meet the originally planned launch date of 11 June 2025 through a <a href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/commitment-to-timely-implementation-of-15-minute-market-time-unit-in-single-day-ahead-coupling-on-11th-june-2025?set_language=en">statement published on 30 April 2025</a>, and thus welcomes the confirmation of the go-live date for the implementation of the 15-minute MTU in SDAC.</p> <p>The market operator considers the introduction of the 15-minute MTU as a key step towards increasing the efficiency and flexibility of the European day-ahead electricity market, and acknowledges that its active involvement has positively contributed to the project’s successful preparation and scheduled implementation.</p> <p>The official project press release can be downloaded <a data-val="4315a9ed99a04eb9b64b48b8a7f7f4b1" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/en/about-ote/ote-news/sdac-mcsc-confirms-the-go-live-of-15-minute-mtu-in-sdac-on-30-september.pdf" data-linktype="internal">here</a>.</p>