<p><strong>AZ Energies s.r.o. </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 6 April 2020. Currently the short-term power market has 117 members and the short-term gas market 97 members.</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;">The Nominated Electricity Market Operators (NEMOs) and Transmission System Operators (TSOs) involved in the European Single Intraday Coupling (SIDC – formerly known as XBID) are pleased to announce that the intraday markets coupled by SIDC have grown significantly as a result of second wave go-live in November 2019. 36 million trades have been executed since first go-live in June 2018, with significant increases in traded volumes being seen - especially across the seven second wave countries - while the system continues to perform well. In the meantime, the project has further extended its scope with the accession of Slovak members OKTE (NEMO) and SEPS (TSO).</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a data-val="023593313c77487298dfea661fe9ccb3" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/en/about-ote/file-news/2020_03_24_draft_press_release_2nd_wave_impact.pdf" data-linktype="internal">Press release.pdf</a></p>

<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>OTE\'s intraday electricity market set another record in the amount traded on this trading platform organized by the market operator. On March 30, 2020, the traded volume exceeded figures of whole year 2019 (1,111 GWh).</strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Trading in the first quarter of 2020 confirmed OTE\'s assumptions as a result of record trading volumes on the intraday market in the last months of 2019¹. Already in the period from 1 January to 9 February 2020, traded electricity volume exceeded the average of annual values from 2015 to 2018, ie 545 GWh.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">OTE intraday market continued to grow, with 1,130 GWh of electricity traded in the first quarter of 2020 with a weighted average price of 33. 30 EUR/MWh².</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Record volumes of traded electricity show that OTE\'s stated objectives of developing international cooperation and interconnection of intra-day markets across Europe within the framework of the European Inter-Day Electricity Interconnection (SIDC) are being met. The integration of the day-ahead electricity market and the intra-day electricity market contributes to the development of business opportunities, thus providing greater opportunities for electricity market traders, and also stability of supply and energy security in the Czech Republic.</p> <p align="center"><img src="https://www.ote-cr.cz/en/about-ote/file-news/graf_vdt_elektro_en.png/@@images/930598f1-c446-413f-8f09-c32061f3acd3.png" data-linktype="image" title="graf_vdt_elektro_en.png" data-val="6d2cfe03997542fabbafb3ba9f277dec" data-scale="large" alt="graf_vdt_elektro_en.png" class="image-inline" /></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The market operator also organizes the day-ahead market and block market for electricity and the intraday gas market. Currently, 117 participants have access to the short-term electricity markets and the short-term gas market has 96 participants.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a data-val="f8ff8bce614447b883e8cae4c6f12667" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/en/about-ote/file-news/2020_04_01_the_volume_of_traded_electricity_on_the_intra-day_electricity_market_is_growing.pdf" data-linktype="internal">Press release.pdf</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;">¹ <a data-val="https://www.ote-cr.cz/en/about-ote/ote-news/end-of-the-year-at-otes-organized-markets-marked-by-records" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/end-of-the-year-at-otes-organized-markets-marked-by-records" data-linktype="external">https://www.ote-cr.cz/en/about-ote/ote-news/end-of-the-year-at-otes-organized-markets-marked-by-records</a><br />² Data for the period 1. 1. 2020 – 31. 3. 2020</p>

<p><strong>Sunny Sky Power s.r.o. </strong>was terminated in the central system OTE as a balance responsible party in power markets as of 31. 3. 2020. Currently the short-term power markets have 117 members and the short-term gas market 96 members.</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;">TSOs and NEMOs participating on the project DE-AT-PL-4M MC Project also known as Interim Coupling prepared document summarizing the most important information on the project for market participants. It details topics such as main changes brought by project, how will the market participants be able to participate in the testing, or high-level overview of the technical design.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The information paper can be downloaded under following link. Additional key information will be provided in the future by project parties via their webpages.</p> <p><a data-val="1bb6462faf1d45a5ba7bdd545664a4a5" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/en/about-ote/file-news/information_paper_interim_coupling_march-2020_fin.pdf" data-linktype="internal">Information_paper_Interim_Coupling_March_2020.pdf</a></p>

<p style="text-align: justify;">Under the rule of the government provision no. 363/2016 Coll. about the set up of daylight saving (summer) time which will come up this year on March 29th 2020, the conditions for the delivering of contracted and metered data to the CS OTE during the change from Central-European time to the daylight saving (summer) time are attached.</p> <p><a data-val="2851e14242be4d069dc385d82867f8d8" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/en/about-ote/file-news/the_time_change_in_the_cs_ote_on_march_29th_2020.doc" data-linktype="internal">The time change on March 29th 2020.doc</a></p>

<p><em>Despite the declared state of emergency in the Czech Republic, OTE, a.s., reliably ensures the performance of its activities for all electricity and gas market participants.</em></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Dear business partners, market participants, friends OTE,</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The Czech Republic is experiencing a very critical period and it remains unpredictable when and how powerful the peak will occur and how far consequences and impacts of the pandemic will reach. Ensuring a secure and reliable energy supply without impacting the electricity and gas markets is one of the cornerstones of crisis management. OTE is well aware of its social responsibility. That is why OTE, a.s., has taken a set of decisions on how to prevent negative impacts on our markets and on processes imposed by Czech law and, last but not least, to minimize the potential health threat to our employees.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">After taking necessary operational, technical and safety measures in the area of work organization, we remain fully capable to provide all our services to the full extent and in the respective quality (including access to the CS OTE system and to our market platform). I strongly believe that these changes have been made without any negative impact on your business and that you might not even notice them. Thanks to the robust and stable IT solution, multiple communication security and excellent preparedness of our employees, the entire OTE team is able to work from home. We have been regularly practicing and preparing for such non-standard situations.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The working hours of the Market Department, the Electricity Balances Department and the Gas Balances Department have remained unchanged. For easier, faster and better communication, we have significantly strengthened contacts to Helpdesks of individual departments, which will allow you to contact us.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">We wish you mainly health and moral strength to overcome the crisis, and we sincerely hope to be able to work in standard operating mode soon.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">On behalf of the whole OTE team Mr. Aleš Tomec, the Chair of the Board</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a data-val="ccff6e4e0d5f47f8816f0cb458b780e7" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/en/about-ote/file-news/ote_continues_to_provide_all_its_services_to_electricity_and_gas_market_participants.pdf" data-linktype="internal">Press Release.pdf</a></p>

<p><strong>EGO energie s.r.o. </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 April 2020. Currently the short-term power market has 117 members and the short-term gas market 96 members.</p>

<p><a data-val="255c8edbd0154ba88655b09e08c16dde" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/en/about-ote/file-news/monthly_market_report_02_2020.pdf" data-linktype="internal">Monthly report OTE for February 2020.pdf</a></p>

<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>ENERGIEALLIANZ Austria GmbH</strong> was terminated in the central system OTE as a balance responsible party with access to the short-term power markets as of 31. 3. 2020. Currently the short-term power markets have 117 members and the short-term gas market 95 members.</p>

<p>If necessary, it is possible to contact the HelpDesks in addition to standard telephone lines also on the following contacts until further notice:</p> <ul> <li>Subsidized Renewable Energy Sources Department helpdesk +420 234 686 300, email <a href="mailto:poze@ote-cr.cz" data-linktype="email" data-val="poze@ote-cr.cz">poze@ote-cr.cz</a></li> <li>Electricity Balance Department helpdesk +420 234 686 250, email <a href="mailto:elektro@ote-cr.cz" data-linktype="email" data-val="elektro@ote-cr.cz">elektro@ote-cr.cz</a></li> <li>Gas Balance Department helpdesk +420 234 686 200, email <a href="mailto:plyn@ote-cr.cz" data-linktype="email" data-val="plyn@ote-cr.cz">plyn@ote-cr.cz</a></li> <li>Energy Markets Department helpdesk +420 234 686 150, email <a href="mailto:market@ote-cr.cz" data-linktype="email" data-val="market@ote-cr.cz">market@ote-cr.cz</a></li> </ul> <p><br />Kind regards,<br />OTE, a.s.</p>

<p>The project parties involved in the day-ahead Core Flow-Based Market Coupling project (Core FB MC) hereby inform about the successful launch of the internal testing phase, the so-called Internal Parallel Run, organised by Core TSOs. The Internal Parallel Run will be followed by testing with market participants during the so-called External Parallel Run, i.e. testing of a new approach to cross-border capacity allocation in parallel with the existing approach. Testing with market participants is scheduled to begin in Q4 2020. Go-live of Core FB MC is currently foreseen from Q2 to Q3 2021.</p> <p>Market participants, who would like to follow closer the project development, are invited to join the Core Consultative Group (CCG) by sending an email to <a href="mailto:CoreCG@magnus.nl" data-linktype="email" data-val="CoreCG@magnus.nl">CoreCG@magnus.nl</a>. The participants of the Core Consultative Group will receive regular information, and invitation to teleconferences and meetings. The Core FB MC project parties are currently implementing a Question &amp; Answer Forum (Q&amp;A) that will be available under the Core FB MC section on the JAO website, i.e. <a href="http://www.jao.eu" data-linktype="external" data-val="http://www.jao.eu">www.jao.eu</a>. Market participants will be informed about the launch of the Q&amp;A Forum in a timely manner.</p> <p>Detailed information can be found in the attached official <a data-val="839687c7451a48859abafe68d61267f0" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/en/about-ote/file-news/first_invitation_to_external_parallel_run_workshop_and_update_on_the_project_roadmap_final.pdf" data-linktype="internal">project message.pdf</a></p>

<p><strong>FITEN S.A.</strong> was terminated in the central system OTE as a balance responsible party with access to the short-term power markets as of 29. 2. 2020. Currently the short-term power market has 118 members and the short-term gas market 95 members.</p>

<p><a data-val="13dbe42f377b40a7b79c34d4211bc50a" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/en/about-ote/file-news/monthly_market_report_01_2020.pdf" data-linktype="internal">Monthly report OTE for January 2020.pdf</a></p>

<p><strong>Ezpada s.r.o.</strong> was terminated in the central system OTE as a balance responsible party with the access to short-term gas and power markets organized by OTE as of 17. 2. 2020. Currently the short-term power market has 119 members and the short-term gas market 95 members.</p>

<p>The following documents for electricity can be also found on the <a data-val="https://www.ote-cr.cz/en/documentation/electricity-documentation/electricity-documentation" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/../../../documentation/electricity-documentation/electricity-documentation" data-linktype="external">Electricity documentation</a> page, valid from 18.2.2020.</p> <p>Directly links to the documents for electricity:</p> <ul> <li><a data-val="bf13e731ca3b4d3588a46557c9db2890" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/en/documentation/electricity-documentation/dokumentace-elektrina-1/d1-4-2_en_xml_message_formats_electricity_valid_from_18-2-2020.docx" data-linktype="internal">D1.4.2 XML message formats.docx</a></li> <li><a data-val="d6e96ac2cbfb4f04a0e13234aab879c7" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/en/documentation/electricity-documentation/dokumentace-elektrina-1/d1-4-2_xsd_templates_electricity_valid_from_18-2-2020.zip" data-linktype="internal">D1.4.2 XSD templates</a></li> <li><a data-val="d7c39f2ce4bd4d6b891792e109c7e3b6" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/en/documentation/electricity-documentation/dokumentace-elektrina-1/wsdl_templates_electricity_valid_from_18-2-2020.zip" data-linktype="internal">WSDL templates</a><br /> </li> </ul>

<p><strong>Příbramská teplárenská a.s.</strong> was terminated in the central system OTE as a balance responsible party with access to the short-term power markets as of 31. 1. 2020. Currently the short-term power market has 120 members and the short-term gas market 96 members.</p>

<p><strong>ZSE Energia CZ, s.r.o</strong>. was terminated in the central system OTE as a balance responsible party as of 31. 1. 2020. Currently the short-term power market has 121 members and the short-term gas market 96 members.</p>

<ul> <li>Subsidized Renewable Energy Sources specialist</li> <li>Electricity Balance specialist</li> <li><span class="tlid-translation translation" lang="en"><span class="" title="">Assistant / receptionist</span></span></li> </ul> <p>Details about this vacancy are available only in <a data-val="https://www.ote-cr.cz/cs/kariera" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/../../../cs/kariera" data-linktype="external">Czech</a>.</p>

<p>OTE publishes XML message formats and XSD templates electricity on page Documentation Electricity for Suggestions, valid from 18.2.2020, to market participants suggestions.</p> <p>Suggestions are to be sent to <a href="mailto:jhodanek@ote-cr.cz" data-linktype="email" data-val="jhodanek@ote-cr.cz">jhodanek@ote-cr.cz</a> until 4. February 2020 at the latest.</p> <p>Directly links to the documents:</p> <ul> <li><a data-val="97ae961d465a47549ae25646d74207e5" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/en/documentation/files-electricity-for-suggestions/d1-4-2_en_xml_message_formats_electricity_for_suggestions_until_4-2-2020.docx" data-linktype="internal">D1.4.2 XML message formats for suggestions.docx</a></li> <li><a data-val="5699d80d5b7f41338899884d6b6d7373" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/en/documentation/files-electricity-for-suggestions/d1-4-2_xsd_templates_electricity_for_suggestions_until_4-2-2020.zip" data-linktype="internal">D1.4.2 XSD templates for suggestions</a></li> </ul>