<p>The markets operated by OTE a.s. are experiencing another very successful period after the record year 2024. In the first half of this year, almost 15.9 terawatt hours of electricity were traded on them. This is a third more than in the same period last year and so far the most in the history of the company\'s operations. Compared to the previous year, there was also an increase in the number of hours with a negative or zero price.</p> <p><br />The energy market operator OTE runs several types of electricity markets – the daily market, the intraday market, and since last summer it has also introduced intraday auctions. Thanks to this wide range of tools, it allows merchants to react very effectively to price fluctuations and also to optimize their purchases according to current consumption. This is very beneficial for them, especially at a time when extreme price fluctuations are increasingly common in (not only short-term) markets.</p> <p><br />"Interest in our products is still growing, and we can see it in the current figures. If nothing changes in the trend, we will already have a second record year in a row," says OTE Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors Igor Chemišinec. "Along with the growing volume, we also see an increasing number of hours with a negative or zero price on the daily electricity market, so that already in the first half of the year, the number of hours with a negative or zero price reaches approx. 69 percent of the entire year 2024, a similar trend is also on the intraday electricity market," he adds.</p> <hr /> <p>More information including charts can be found in the attached press release <a data-val="6d8797b4238143e49c3bdc88d46db79c" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/en/about-ote/ote-news/press-release250703_record-trading.pdf" data-linktype="internal">here</a>.</p>

<p>OTE, a.s., the operator of the electricity and gas market in the Czech Republic, announces that after more than twenty years of successful operation in Karlín, has moved to Kačerov. As of 1st July, 2025, OTE is located in a modern building at Jihlavská 1558/21, Prague 4.</p> <p><br />"From the new location, I look forward to further cooperation with our business partners. I believe that our modern premises will also help us in our efforts to provide you with quality services and take our company one step further," said Ing. Michal Puchel, Chairman of the Board of Directors of OTE, a.s.</p> <p><br />"At this point, I would especially like to thank the internal project team for their commitment and professionalism. Their responsible approach ensured that the company\'s operations were not restricted in any way and our business partners did not even notice the company\'s move to another address. I believe that the new workplace will contribute to the further development of OTE, enable the implementation of new projects and contribute to strengthening the market operator\'s position on the energy market," added Michal Puchel.</p> <p><br />OTE, a.s. is an integral part of the Czech energy sector, it provides many activities that contribute to its development, and even at the new address it will continue to ensure the reliable and safe operation of its platforms, which contribute to the functioning of the electricity and gas market, the development of environmental products and the support of renewable sources.</p> <hr /> <p>Download the press release <a data-val="3daacbb2d7c448389739170117ba6e73" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/en/about-ote/ote-news/tz_20250701_new-premises_ote.pdf" data-linktype="internal">here</a>.</p>

<p>OTE, a.s., as the Nominated Electricity Market Operator in the Czech Republic, in cooperation with other Nominated Electricity Market Operators and Transmission System Operators in Europe, prepared the <strong>Annual Report on the Single Day-Ahead and Intraday Market Coupling in Europe 2024 (CACM Annual Report 2024)</strong>. The report provides a comprehensive overview of events within <strong>Single Day-Ahead (\'SDAC\')</strong> and <strong>Intraday Coupling (\'SIDC\')</strong> in 2024 and presents a broad outline of the current and future performance of the market coupling algorithms operated from now to the future, including the research and development activities being carried out. </p> <p>This report is prepared on the basis of <strong>Commission Regulation 2015/1222</strong> of 24 July 2015 establishing a Guideline on Capacity Allocation and Congestion Management (\'<strong>CACM Regulation\'</strong>) and related algorithm methodologies. </p> <p><strong>Starting from 2025</strong> (already applicable to <strong>CACM Annual Report 2024</strong>), the SIDC section of the report is enhanced with data on Intraday Auctions (IDAs) launched in June 2024. Further to that, the <strong>Scalability Report</strong> will be released as a separate publication expected by the end of <strong>September each year</strong>.</p> <p><strong>CACM Annual Report 2024 is available for download <a href="https://www.nemo-committee.eu/assets/files/cacm-annual-report-2024.pdf">here</a>. </strong></p> <p>The official press release of the <strong>NEMO Committee</strong> can be read <a href="https://www.nemo-committee.eu/assets/files/all-nemos-publish-cacm-annual-report-2024-on-intraday-and-day-ahead-coupling.pdf">here</a>. </p> <p>The report will be presented at the <strong>3rd Annual Conference</strong>, organized by the All NEMO Committee, on <strong>24 September 2025 in Brussels</strong>. Interested parties can participate in the event <strong>both physically and online</strong>. For more information, follow <a href="https://www.nemo-committee.eu/publication-detail/3rd-annual-conference"><strong>the conference information page</strong></a>.</p> <p><strong>The market operator cordially invites you to this event! </strong></p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.nemo-committee.eu/publication-detail/3rd-annual-conference" data-linktype="external" data-val="https://www.nemo-committee.eu/publication-detail/3rd-annual-conference"><img src="https://www.ote-cr.cz/en/about-ote/ote-news/annual_conference_en.jpg/@@images/62b4b84e-d4d3-4b58-9daf-792b0bb1d00a.jpeg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" data-linktype="image" title="annual_conference_EN.jpg" data-val="966f7e539da5478ab926086e7f2d6d67" data-scale="large" alt="annual_conference_EN.jpg" class="image-inline" /></a></strong></p>

<p>ZSE Energia, a.s. was terminated in the central system OTE as a balance responsible party in the power and gas market as of 30th June 2025. Currently the short-term power markets have 159 members and the short-term gas market 144 members.</p>

<p>The updated Business Terms of OTE, a.s., for the Power Sector (Revision 38 – June 2025) have been published on OTE website. The updated OTE Business Terms for the power sector were approved by Energy Regulatory Office on 10^th June 2025 and <strong>will be </strong><strong>effective on 23^rd June 2025. </strong></p> <p>Direct link to downloadable files:</p> <p><a href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/../../../cs/registrace-a-smlouvy/smluvni-vztahy-elektrina/obchodni-podminky">Obchodní podmínky OTE, a.s., pro elektroenergetiku — Čeština</a></p> <p><br /> Annex No. 3 – The Algorithm for Evaluating the Day-Ahead Electricity Market has also been updated by this revision.</p> <p>Currently in editing progress, temporarily only in the Czech version is available.  </p>

<p>Download the monthly electricity and gas market report <a data-val="d791d651fbd6483585281a891a527a1e" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/en/about-ote/ote-news/monthly_report_05_2025-1.pdf" data-linktype="internal">HERE</a>.</p>

<p>Volta Energy DAC 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 17th June 2025. Currently the short-term power markets have 160 members and the short-term gas market has 145 members.</p>

<p>Dear business partners,</p> <p>Effective from <strong>1 July 2025</strong>, the registered office of <strong>OTE, a.s.</strong> will change.</p> <div style="border: 1px solid #bce5e8; background-color: #e6f8f9; padding: 20px; margin: 20px 0; border-left: 6px solid #35abb4; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6;"> <p><strong>New registered (correspondence and billing) address:</strong><br /> <a style="color: #35abb4; text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.google.com/maps?q=Jihlavská+1558%2F21,+Praha+4,+140+00" target="_blank"> OTE, a.s.<br /> Jihlavská 1558/21<br /> 140 00 Prague 4<br /> Czech Republic </a></p> </div> <p>All other company details, including bank account information, remain unchanged.</p> <p>We kindly ask our partners to use this new address on all documents and correspondence related to OTE, a.s. as of the effective date.</p> <p>Thank you for your cooperation.</p>

<p>eLogica trading 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 June 2025. Currently the short-term power markets have 159 members and the short-term gas market has 145 members.</p>

<section id="content-core"> <div id="parent-fieldname-text" class=""> <p>On the page <a data-val="https://www.ote-cr.cz/en/documentation/xsd-wsdl-ote-public-web-services/xml-message-formats-xsd-templates-for-suggestions" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/../../../documentation/xsd-wsdl-ote-public-web-services/xml-message-formats-xsd-templates-for-suggestions" data-linktype="external"><em>XML Message Formats, XSD Templates for suggestions</em></a>, we have published a new version of the templates for comments for the <strong>gas</strong> commodity.</p> <ul> <li><strong>Deadline for comments</strong>: <strong style="color: #3498db;">June 10, 2025</strong></li> <li><strong>Planned deployment to the production environment</strong>: <strong style="color: #3498db;">June 24, 2025</strong></li> </ul> <p>More information can be found on the page linked above.</p> </div> </section>

<p>We would like to invite all market participants to the<strong> Market Coupling Consultative Group meeting (MCCG)</strong>, which takes place on <strong>Monday,</strong> <strong>June 2, 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). The agenda will also include an update on the introduction of the 15-minute market time unit in SDAC, including the new implementation timeline.</p> <p> Detailed <strong>agenda</strong> can be found <a data-val="d89cca14aae84af3b9d75bf42ea30c58" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/en/about-ote/ote-news/market-coupling-consultative-group-meeting-on-2nd-june.pdf" data-linktype="internal">here</a>.</p> <p> Should you wish to join the MCCG, please click <a href="https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/ba1ff8ed-48be-499a-98cd-145f1b6a7255@0c38bf71-99b7-4edf-a2e6-70803930efe7">here</a> to <strong>register</strong>.</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>The updated Business Terms of OTE, a.s., for the Gas Sector (Revision 25 – June 2025) have been published on OTE website. The updated OTE Business Terms for the gas sector were approved by Energy Regulatory Office on 22^nd April 2025 and will be <strong>effective </strong><strong>on</strong> <strong>1^st </strong><strong>June 2025. </strong></p> <p>Direct link to downloadable files:</p> <ul> <li><a data-val="https://www.ote-cr.cz/en/registration-and-agreements/gas-agreements/business-terms" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/../../../registration-and-agreements/gas-agreements/business-terms" data-linktype="external">Business Terms of OTE, a.s., for the Gas Sector</a></li> </ul> <p>The annexis of OTE Business Terms remain unchanged.</p> <p> </p>

<p>Download the monthly electricity and gas market report <a data-val="ab5e4d137c9a4992ac43fdf3305be2cb" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/en/about-ote/ote-news/monthly_market_report_04_2025.pdf" data-linktype="internal">HERE.</a></p>

<p>FLEXENERGY a.s. 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 June 2025. Currently the short-term power markets have 158 members and the short-term gas market has 145 members.</p>

<p>We would like to inform you that on the page <a href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/../../documentation/xsd-wsdl-ote-public-web-services" class="state-published navTreeCurrentItem navTreeCurrentNode active navTreeFolderish contenttype-folder" title=""> XSD, WSDL, OTE public web services</a> we have published XSD and WSDL templates, which will be deployed in the production environment during the system downtime on <strong>March 25, 2025</strong>.</p>

<p>Although the test results confirmed the overall readiness of the project, the Market Coupling Steering Committee decided, <strong>due to non-technical readiness of some Parties, on the postponement of the project go-live of 15-Minute Market Time Unit (MTU) in SDAC from 11 June 2025 to 30 September 2025 (delivery date 1 October 2025).</strong> The updated detailed planning will be shared at the upcoming Market Coupling Consultive Group (MCCG) and Market Stakeholder Committee (MESC) meetings on 2 June 2025 and 3 July 2025, respectively.</p> <p>The company OTE, a.s., the nominated market operator (NEMO) in the Czech Republic, along with several other NEMOs, confirmed their full individual readiness to meet the planned go-live date of 11 June 2025, based on positive results from testing of both local and central systems. The readiness of OTE, a.s., was announced 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">joint statement</a> published on the market operator’s website on 30 April 2025 and subsequently confirmed at the Market Coupling Steering Committee meeting. The market operator considers the 15-Minute MTU implementation as a significant step toward increasing the efficiency and flexibility of the market. Aiming to provide these benefits to market participants as soon as possible, OTE, a.s., has been actively engaged in close cooperation with all involved parties throughout the various phases of the project. The market operator will maintain these efforts with the goal of supporting a successful launch on the rescheduled date.</p> <p>Market participants are still encouraged to join the testing to familiarize themselves with simulated scenarios and ensure full preparedness for the go live.</p> <p>Official project press release available for download <a data-val="9f4080e1a72b44a3b3dab61f8fad9d8e" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/en/about-ote/ote-news/20250514_sdac-15-minute-market-time-unit-mtu-go-live-date.pdf" data-linktype="internal" target="_blank" title="Press Release GoLive 15min SDAC">here</a>.</p>

<p>QUENT ApS 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 15th May 2025. Currently the short-term power markets have 157 members and the short-term gas market has 145 members.</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>It has been almost 20 years since every customer of electricity can choose their supplier. In the gas market, this option has been in place for 18 years. Functioning open energy markets, both in the Czech Republic and within the framework of international cooperation, enable consumers to freely choose a supplier, and thus better conditions for consumers, not only from the point of view of commodity prices themselves, but also of additional accompanying services. Also for this reason, there is vigorous competition in the field of energy supplies in the Czech Republic.</strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;">As can be seen from the statistical data of the market operator, which administers supplier changes in the Czech Republic, interest in changing energy suppliers has not abated even in 2024. Last year, 579,344 customers decided to change their electricity supplier, and a total of 204,696 customers decided to change their gas supplier. Thus, interest in changing electricity and gas suppliers is still at high levels. In the gas market, this is a more than twenty percent increase in changes compared to 2023, when 171,306 supplier changes took place.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Customers change suppliers for many reasons, whether due to the end of fixed-term contracts, price developments on the electricity market or gas market, or because of additional services offered beyond the scope of electricity or gas supply, or due to generally better information about the market situation. The data show that last year, customers most often switched to larger suppliers, such as ČEZ Prodej, PRE and E.ON.  However, the majority of supplier changes traditionally take place at the beginning of January, but as can be seen from OTE\'s statistics, customers\' efforts to change their supplier can also be seen in the following months. Most customers switched suppliers in 2021, which was marked by the onset of the energy crisis. At that time, however, the changes were mainly influenced by the collapse of some suppliers.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><em>"The results of the statistics for the past year show that the electricity and gas supply market in the Czech Republic is functioning. Customers have learned to navigate the market environment, they monitor price developments and the associated various price offers from which they choose the most advantageous. We are happy to help with this, both from the point of view of the administration of the entire process of changing suppliers, and also by organizing short-term markets that provide price signals",</em> says Michal Puchel, chairman of the company\'s board of directors OTE, a.s.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><em>"The electricity market in the Czech Republic is open to all consumers of electricity and gas. Each of them can choose a supplier according to their decision. I am pleased that the market operator and its system smoothly processes these transitions between suppliers, regardless of the reason for the change of supplier, the situation on the electricity market and the gas market, and overall thus contributes to the development of the energy industry as a whole,"</em> adds Igor Chemišinec, deputy chairman of the OTE board of directors.</p> <hr /> <p style="text-align: justify;">For more information, including charts, please see the attached press release <a data-val="d9bee46534b449b4884da87f030e4e36" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/en/about-ote/ote-news/tz_202507_ote-market-shares-en.pdf" data-linktype="internal">here</a>.</p>

<p>Following NEMOs – BRM, CROPEX, EXAA, GME, HENEX, IBEX, NP EMCO, OKTE, OMIE, OTE and TGE affirm their full readiness and commitment to proceed with the scheduled go-live of the 15-minute Market Time Unit in the Single Day-Ahead Coupling on 11 June 2025 as jointly agreed among all participating Transmission System Operators and NEMOs.</p> <p>We believe that adhering to the original timeline is crucial for maintaining momentum in market development and delivering the anticipated benefits to all participants.</p> <p>Official press release can be found <a href="https://ote-cr.cz/en/about-ote/ote-news/pr_commitment-to-timely-implementation-of-15_7-final_for-publication.pdf" data-linktype="external" data-val="https://ote-cr.cz/en/about-ote/ote-news/pr_commitment-to-timely-implementation-of-15_7-final_for-publication.pdf">here</a>.</p>

<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="CS" data-ogsc="black" data-ogsb="white" data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">Nitor Energy A/S</span><span lang="CS" data-ogsc="rgb(0, 84, 159)" data-ogsb="white"> </span><span lang="CS" data-ogsc="black" data-ogsb="white">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 May 2025. Currently the short-term power markets have 156 members and the short-term gas market has 145 members.</span></p>