<p>We would like to inform the market participants that in the part of points of delivery where the electricity supplies are provided by EASY energie, s.r.o, (registered market participant number 32643, EAN 8591824264331), the balance responsible party has shortened the responsibility for imbalance to January 13th, 2019.</p> <p>Because from January 14th, 2019, a new balance responsible party for electricity is not assigned to the affected consumption points, the supplier of last resort for these consumption points in power sector will be activated according to section 17 (8) Public Notice No. 408/2015 Coll., on Electricity Market Rules.</p>

<p>We would like to inform market participants, that OTE, a.s., has received information from the distribution system operator PREdistribuce, a.s., about the termination of the contract for distribution services between PREdistribuce, a.s., and EASY energie s.r.o. (registered market participant number 32643, EAN 8591824264331) which affects connection points shown in the public claim id 20348, as of January 7, 2019, 24:00.</p> <p>Based on this information, registered suppliers may make a request for a change of supplier through the market operator\'s information system until January 7, 2019, 24:00. If no change of supplier occurs, the supplier of last resort for these connection points will be activated.</p>

<p>The day-ahead market organized by the market operator reached a record in the year 2018, as the total amount of electricity traded was 22.89 TWh. The year-on-year increase was 5,2 % compared to the year 2017. Most of the months of 2018 saw an increase compared to the same months of 2017. The average baseload price on the day-ahead market was 46.02 EUR/MWh in 2018. In comparison with 2017, the year-on-year increase is 26 %. The new record confirms the positive trend in traded volume of electricity on the day-ahead market.</p> <p>Trading on the intraday market is also showing an increase – 550.17 GWh were traded in the year 2018, which represents 1 % increase in comparison with the year 2017, when 544.84 GWh were traded.</p> <p>On the block market, 16.60 GWh of electricity were traded in 2018.</p> <p>A total volume of 23.46 TWh was traded on OTE’s short-term electricity markets. This represents an increase of 5,1 % compared to the year 2017, when 22.33 TWh were traded.</p> <p>On the intraday gas market, 3 059 GWh of gas were traded in 2018. It is 18,4 % less compared to the year 2017, when the total volume of 3 747 GWh was traded. Nevertheless, it is the second highest amount traded since 2010, when trading on this platform started.</p> <p>The market operator further organizes a balancing market with regulating energy and a market with flexibility. Currently, 119 market participants have access to the short-term electricity markets and 98 market participants to the short-term gas market.</p> <p>The major technological innovation was carried out in the trading system for the intraday gas market in September 2018.</p> <p>More about OTE’s activities: <a data-val="https://www.ote-cr.cz/en" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/../../" data-linktype="external">https://www.ote-cr.cz/en </a></p> <p><a data-val="6b30a38e86374ddb946a46c3220e633b" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/en/about-ote/file-news/2018_volume_of_electricity_traded.pdf" data-linktype="internal"><br />Press release.pdf</a></p>

<p><strong>ENRA OBCHOD s.r.o.</strong> was terminated in the central system OTE as balance responsible party with the access to short-term gas markets organized by OTE as of 21. 12. 2018. Currently the short-term power market has 119 members and the short-term gas market 98 members.</p>

<p><strong>Energie Pro Tebe a.s.</strong> has been registered in the central system OTE as a Balance Responsible Party with access to the nominations and short-term gas markets organized by OTE with effect from 1 January 2019. Currently the short-term power market has 117 members and the short-term gas market 100 members.</p>

<p><a data-val="893fa53756dd4661a10660d679db53fe" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/en/about-ote/file-news/monthly_market_report_11_2018.pdf" data-linktype="internal">Monthly market report OTE for November 2018.pdf</a></p>

<p style="text-align: justify;">WARNING!!! Due to Christmas and New Year\'s holidays, the settlement cycle of short-term market and imbalances will be extended. It could negatively affect INSERTING of trades into the CS OTE system. The cycle will be extended by 3 days (for participants using account in Komercni Banka, Ceska sporitelna, CSOB and Fio Banka) and by 5 days (for participants with other bank accounts). The other factor that influences the amount of required financial security is inserting bids at OTE’s spot markets for the whole period of 22/12-27/12 in advance (i.e. on Friday 21/12). This applies to bids inserted by PXE too. In case you need further information, please contact us.</p>

<p><strong>Český Energetický Dodavatel a.s.</strong> has been registered in the central system OTE as a balance responsible party with access to the short-term markets organized by OTE as of 1th January 2019. Currently  117 of the Balance Responsible Parties are registered in the central system OTE in the electricity market. The short-term gas market has  99 members.</p>

<div>The following documents can also be found on the and <a href="http://www.ote-cr.cz/documentation/gas-documentation">Gas documentation</a> pages, valid from 18.12.2018.</div> <div> </div> <div>Directly links to the documents for gas:</div> <ul> <li><a data-val="5ddbdd2209c34062b7aef78d3c9d2f62" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/en/documentation/gas-documentation/gas-documentation-files/d1-4-2g_en_xml_message_formats_gas_valid_from_18_12_2018.docx" data-linktype="internal">D1.4.2G XML message formats.docx</a></li> <li><a data-val="ced67c3c8e8b489e951a004ce8746f3a" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/en/documentation/gas-documentation/gas-documentation-files/d1-4-2g_xsd_templates_gas_valid_from_18_12_2018.zip" data-linktype="internal">D1.4.2G XSD templates</a></li> <li><a data-val="1653eabfb4b14861aed0e74da6c8c252" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/en/documentation/gas-documentation/gas-documentation-files/wsdl_templates_gas_valid_from_18_12_2018.zip" data-linktype="internal">WSDL templates</a></li> </ul>

<p>After 6 months of successful operation XBID project prepares for the 2nd wave go-live of local implementation projects expected in summer 2019. The Czech Republic is also actively involved in this expansion.</p> <p>You can find more details in the following Press Release: <a data-val="https://www.ote-cr.cz/cs/o-spolecnosti/files-novinky/20181205_press_release_2nd_wave_and_got.pdf" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/../../../cs/o-spolecnosti/files-novinky/20181205_press_release_2nd_wave_and_got.pdf" data-linktype="external">XBID_PR_2nd_wave.pdf</a></p>

<p>At the OTE\'s webpage Documentation/Gas Documentation/Information and Manuals we publish a document for traders describing a brief overview of changes in CS OTE for the gas sector as of 1 January 2019 (only in czech).</p> <ul> <li><a data-val="https://www.ote-cr.cz/cs/dokumentace/dokumentace-plyn/files_dokumentace/prehled_zmen_csote_plyn_od_01-01-2019.pdf" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/../../../cs/dokumentace/dokumentace-plyn/files_dokumentace/prehled_zmen_csote_plyn_od_01-01-2019.pdf" data-linktype="external">Overview of changes in CS OTE for the gas from 1.1.2019.pdf</a> czech only</li> </ul>

<p>On the 30^th November 2018, OTE, a.s. (OTE, Market Operator), successfully completed a periodical audit of the processes with guarantees of origin conducted by the European Association of Issuing Bodies (AIB, <a href="https://www.aib-net.org/" data-linktype="external" data-val="https://www.aib-net.org/">https://www.aib-net.org/</a>).<br /><br />In line with the outcomes of this audit and related recommendations, the Market Operator decided to implement several adjustments in the Guarantees of Origin registry (so called EZP). The details can be found in the Czech version of this news.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <h5>S platností od 19. 12. 2018:</h5> <ul> <li>Úprava plnění položky „Období uplatnění“ na Prohlášení o uplatněných zárukách původu (ZP):<br /><br />Do PDF dokumentů „Prohlášení o uplatněných zárukách původu“ budou do položek <em>Datum uplatnění od</em> a <em>Datum uplatnění do</em> nově dosazovány minimální/maximální hodnoty období, pro které byly ZP uplatněny ze zvolených bloků certifikátů označených při generování výkazu.<br /><br />Příklad: Pokud uživatel při uplatňování ZP zadá <em>Období uplatnění od/do</em> u dvou různých bloků ZP:<br /><br />1. blok – od 1.2.2019 do 30.4.2019,<br />2. blok – od 1.3.2019 do 31.12.2019,<br /><br />a následně si nechá vygenerovat PDF dokument Prohlášení o uplatněných ZP za oba tyto bloky ZP zároveň, bude ve výsledném PDF dokumentu uvedeno Datum uplatnění od 1.2.2019 do 31.12.2019.<br /><br /><br /></li> <li>Prohlášení o uplatněných ZP bude v záhlaví rozšířeno o následující text:<br /><br /><em>Tímto Prohlášením o uplatněných zárukách původu již uvedené certifikáty nejsou dále obchodovatelné. Další prodej tohoto Prohlášení je zakázán. Environmentální vlastnosti přidružené energie byly spotřebovány a ani toto Prohlášení, ani uvedené certifikáty, nelze převést na žádný jiný subjekt, než je daný dodavatel energie nebo daný konečný spotřebitel.<br /></em><em><br /><br /></em></li> </ul> <h5>S platností od 23. 1. 2019:</h5> <ul> <li>Zjednodušení otevření účtu v EZP:<br /><br />Pro otevření nového účtu v EZP nebude od účastníků trhu již vyžadována vyplněná „Žádost o přístup do Evidence záruk původu“.<br /><br />Pro otevření účtu v EZP vznikne v centrálním systému OTE formulář „Otevření účtu v EZP“, který bude v menu EZP přístupný všem osobám registrovaného účastníka trhu s rolí „Správa vlastních údajů RÚT“. Po kliknutí na tlačítko Otevřít účet v EZP na tomto formuláři, a potvrzení příslušným elektronickým podpisem, dojde k registraci činnosti EZP k dané společnosti (RÚT) s platností od následujícího dne a zároveň s přidělením činnosti EZP dané společnosti systém automaticky přidělí činnost EZP všem osobám s rolí „Správa vlastních údajů RÚT“ dané společnosti, a to s příznakem W – Write.</li> </ul>

<p><strong>Rodinná energie a.s.</strong> has been registered in the central system OTE as a Balance Responsible Party with access to the nominations and short-term gas markets organized by OTE with effect from 1st December 2018. Currently the short-term power market has 116 members and the short-term gas market 99 members.</p>

<p>OTE publishes XML message formats and XSD templates gas on page <a href="http://www.ote-cr.cz/documentation/dokumentace-plyn-k-pripominkovani">Documentation Gas for Suggestions</a>, valid from 18.12.2018, to market participants suggestions.</p> <div>Suggestions are to be sent to <a href="mailto:jnecesany@ote-cr.cz">jnecesany@ote-cr.cz</a> until 4. December 2018 at the latest.</div> <div> </div> <div>Directly links to the documents:</div> <ul> <li><a data-val="e1fdeab516ec4b23bf48ea08387f2ede" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/en/documentation/files-gas-for-suggestions/d1-4-2g_en_xml_message_formats_gas_for_suggestions_until_4-12-2018.docx" data-linktype="internal">D1.4.2G XML message formats for suggestions.docx</a></li> <li><a data-val="9962cf07a5254e3c9d7a053425974717" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/en/documentation/files-gas-for-suggestions/d1-4-2g_xsd_templates_gas_for_suggestions_until_4-12-2018.zip" data-linktype="internal">D1.4.2G XSD templates for suggestions</a></li> </ul>

<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>MET International AG</strong> has been registered in the central system OTE as a balance responsible party with the access to the short-term markets organized by OTE as of 1st December 2018. Currently  117 of the Balance Responsible Parties are registered in the central system OTE in the electricity market. The short-term gas market has  98 members.</p>

<p>We would like to inform CS OTE users that on 22nd January 2019 in the evening hours the support of protocols TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 will be terminated on the Portal OTE and OTL-COM applications. Due to the increased security of Portal OTE will support only protocol TLS 1.2, which supports the following browsers in the table.</p> <p>If you will have a problem with access to system OTE, please update your web browser.<br /> Thank you for Your understanding</p> <table class="ote_normal table"> <tbody> <tr> <th>Internet browsers</th> <th>The minimum version of the browsers supports TLS 1.2</th> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: left;">Google Chrome</td> <td>33 </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: left;">Mozilla Firefox</td> <td>27, ESR 31.0</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: left;">Internet Explorer</td> <td> 11</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: left;">Opera</td> <td> 12.18</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: left;">MS Edge</td> <td> All versions</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: left;">Apple Safari (MacOS)</td> <td> 8</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p>

<p><strong>GEEN Sale a.s.</strong> has been registered in the central system OTE as a Balance Responsible Party with access to the nominations and short-term gas markets organized by OTE with effect from 1st December 2018. Currently the short-term power market has 116 members and the short-term gas market 98 members.</p>

<p><a data-val="https://www.ote-cr.cz/en/about-ote/file-news/monthly_market_report_10_2018-3.pdf" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/../../file-news/monthly_market_report_10_2018-3.pdf" data-linktype="external">Monthly market report OTE for October 2018.pdf</a> (105 kB)</p>

<p>The power exchanges of the Price Coupling of Regions (PCR) initiative today newly welcomed Hellenic Energy Exchange S.A. (HEnEx) as the eighth partner further reinforcing the initiative’s foundation for a single European day-ahead electricity market.</p> <p>Official Press Release concerning HEnEx adherence to PCR can be found here: <a data-val="https://www.ote-cr.cz/cs/o-spolecnosti/files-novinky/henex_pcr_press_release_final.pdf" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/../../../cs/o-spolecnosti/files-novinky/henex_pcr_press_release_final.pdf" data-linktype="external">Press_Release_HEnEx_adherence.pdf</a></p>

<p><strong>O-Trade, s.r.o.</strong> has been registered in the central system OTE as a balance responsible party with the access to the short-term markets organized by OTE as of 12 November 2018. Currently  116 of the Balance Responsible Parties are registered in the central system OTE in the electricity market. The short-term gas market has  97 members.</p>