<p style="text-align: justify;">Nominated Electricity Market Operators (NEMOs) and Transmission System Operators (TSOs) confirm the target date for the launch of SIDC (formerly known as XBID) and the go-Live of 2 further Local Implementation Projects on 19th November with first deliveries on 20th November. This confirmation follows the successful completion of testing and the first Market Trial period. The November 2019 go-live date is still subject to completion of the required go-live preparation and launch activities. More information can be found in the attached <a data-val="0c56cfd8fb624411a5c83441defd8883" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/en/about-ote/file-news/20191106_-press-release-for-publication_final.pdf" data-linktype="internal">press release</a>.</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 14.11.2019.</p> <p>Directly links to the documents for electricity:</p> <ul> <li><a data-val="56a8025d133e4bb98d00d104ae3c9120" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/en/documentation/electricity-documentation/dokumentace-elektrina-1/d1-4-2_en_xml_message_formats_electricity_valid_from_14-11-2019.docx" data-linktype="internal">D1.4.2 XML message formats.docx</a></li> <li><a data-val="7fc6c05fbb8243bb86bfb359d9ccdb78" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/en/documentation/electricity-documentation/dokumentace-elektrina-1/d1-4-2_xsd_templates_electricity_valid_from_14-11-2019.zip" data-linktype="internal">D1.4.2 XSD templates</a></li> <li><a data-val="a12d20f976b0460ea4854b309729c4b5" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/en/documentation/electricity-documentation/dokumentace-elektrina-1/wsdl_templates_electricity_valid_from_14-11-2019.zip" data-linktype="internal">WSDL templates</a><br /> </li> </ul>

<p style="text-align: justify;">The Intraday Gas Market (IM Gas) reached another record in traded volumes since trading commenced in 2010, with a total of 3.785 TWh traded between 1st January 2019 and 30th October 2019. We have thus exceeded the current maximum amount 3.747 TWh of gas traded in 2017 as well as the annual amount traded in 2018 (3.059 TWh), which was exceeded in mid-September 2019. This record confirms the positive trend of trading on our intraday market platform OTE-COM.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The weighted average of prices for the period from 1st January 2019 to 30th October 2019 amounts to 14.13 EUR/MWh, which represents a year-on-year decline in the price of gas on the intraday gas market by 40%.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The market operator further organizes a block electricity market, day-ahead electricity market, intraday electricity market and balancing market with regulating energy. Currently, 123 market participants have access to the short-term electricity markets and 98 market participants to the short-term gas market.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">We highly appreciate the trust of the market participants in our short-term markets. We are committed to future development in order to provide higher-quality services and growing liquidity.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a data-val="c66fa0500a854ee6b257345a12122a2d" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/en/about-ote/file-news/20191030_volume_of_gas_traded_press_release.pdf" data-linktype="internal">Press release.pdf</a></p>

<p style="text-align: justify;">Under the rule of the government provision no. 363/2016 Coll. about the ending of daylight saving (summer) time which will come up this year on October 27th 2019, the conditions for the delivering of contracted and metered data to the CS OTE during the change to Central European time are attached.</p> <ul style="list-style-type: disc;"> <li style="text-align: justify;"><a data-val="fcd3bb46881341069a5e78fec29d9b3d" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/en/about-ote/file-news/the_time_change_in_the_cs-ote_on_october_27th_2019.doc" data-linktype="internal">The time change in the CS OTE on October 27th 2019.doc</a></li> </ul>

<p><a data-val="49b446db0b0044cdb523a0813902a0d5" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/en/about-ote/file-news/monthly_market_report_09_2019.pdf" data-linktype="internal">Monthly report OTE for September 2019.pdf</a></p>

<p><strong>Slovenský plynárenský priemysel, a.s.,</strong> a balance responsible party in both power and gas markets, will newly have access to the short-term power markets organized by OTE with effect from 1st November 2019. Currently the short-term power markets have 122 members and the short-term gas market has 99 members.</p>

<p>OTE publishes XML message formats and XSD templates electricity on page Documentation Electricity for Suggestions, valid from 14.11.2019, to market participants suggestions.</p> <p>Suggestions are to be sent to jhodanek@ote-cr.cz until 1. November 2019 at the latest.</p> <p>Directly links to the documents:</p> <ul> <li><a data-val="76381e450084429ea4f7bd23e55e7ded" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/en/documentation/files-electricity-for-suggestions/d1-4-2_en_xml_message_formats_electricity_for_suggestions_until_1_11_2019.docx" data-linktype="internal">D1.4.2 XML message formats for suggestions.docx</a></li> <li><a data-val="03a5cd9701774ae19c50e9d2e382596d" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/en/documentation/files-electricity-for-suggestions/d1-4-2_xsd_templates_electricity_for_suggestions_until_1_11_2019.zip" data-linktype="internal">D1.4.2 XSD templates for suggestions</a></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 short-term power markets organized by OTE with effect from 1 November 2019. Currently the short-term power markets have 121 members and the short-term gas market has 99 members.</p>

<p>On October 1, 2019, a 2^nd wave pre-launch workshop was held. The following presentations include the slides presented during the workshop, Q&amp;A already provided to market participants registered for this event, and updated information package.</p> <ul> <li><a data-val="https://www.ote-cr.cz/cs/kratkodobe-trhy/integrace-trhu/files-xbid/2019_sidc_q_and_a.pdf" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/../../../cs/kratkodobe-trhy/integrace-trhu/files-xbid/2019_sidc_q_and_a.pdf" data-linktype="external">SIDC_Q_and_A.pdf</a></li> <li><a data-val="https://www.ote-cr.cz/cs/kratkodobe-trhy/integrace-trhu/files-xbid/20191001_sidc_-xbid-_information_package.pdf" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/../../../cs/kratkodobe-trhy/integrace-trhu/files-xbid/20191001_sidc_-xbid-_information_package.pdf" data-linktype="external">SIDC_XBID_Information_package.pdf</a></li> <li><a data-val="https://www.ote-cr.cz/cs/kratkodobe-trhy/integrace-trhu/files-xbid/20191001_sidc_-2nd_wave_pre-launch-event_-display.pdf" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/../../../cs/kratkodobe-trhy/integrace-trhu/files-xbid/20191001_sidc_-2nd_wave_pre-launch-event_-display.pdf" data-linktype="external">SIDC_2nd_Wave_Pre-launch_Event_Display.pdf</a></li> </ul>

<p>Based on compliance with all the requirements of legislative standards and principles resulting from the obligations of EU Commission Regulation 2015/1222 (CACM), on 1 October 2019 the ERO issued a decision on re-appointing OTE as the Nominated Electricity Market Operator in the Czech Republic.</p> <p>“I consider this as a significant achievement of our company. It is a visible proof of our many years of work, which we contribute to the development of an organized short-term electricity market in the Czech Republic” says Ing. Igor Chemišinec, Ph.D., Member of the Board of Directors, and adds "The fact that the ERO has re-appointed us as the Nominated Electricity Market Operator is both a commitment and a motivation for us to continue with our work."</p> <p>Commission Regulation (EU) No 2015/1222 establishing a guideline on capacity allocation and congestion management contributes to the development of international cooperation and further expansion of the integrated day-ahead market and the implementation of the connected intraday electricity market.</p> <p><a data-val="f58071dbb2934c689c78943c7355dc32" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/en/about-ote/file-news/20191002_re-appointed_as_nemo_press_release.pdf" data-linktype="internal">Press release.pdf</a></p>

<p style="text-align: justify;">We would like to inform market participants, that OTE, a.s., has received information from the distribution system operator E.ON Distribuce, a.s., about the termination of the contract for distribution services between E.ON Distribuce, a.s., and STABIL ENERGY s.r.o. (registered market participant number 7205, EAN 8591824720509) which affects connection point EAN  859182400206458525, as of September 30, 2019, 24:00.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Based on this information, registered suppliers may make a request for a change of supplier through the market operator\'s information system until September 30, 2019, 24:00. If no change of supplier occurs, the supplier of last resort for this connection point will be activated.</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Falcon Energy s.r.o. </strong>has been registered in the central system OTE as a balance responsible party with access to the short-term gas market organized by OTE with effect from 1 October 2019. Currently the short-term power markets have 120 members and the short-term gas market has 99 members.</p>

<p><strong>Falcon Energy s.r.o.</strong> 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 1 October 2019. Currently the short-term power markets have 120 members and the short-term gas market has 99 members.</p>

<p><a data-val="697dbdee29054aed9ab96e4f9f14d78d" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/en/about-ote/file-news/monthly_market_report_08_2019.pdf" data-linktype="internal">Monthly report OTE for August 2019.pdf</a></p>

<p style="text-align: justify;">In accordance with Section 7.6.1 of Business Terms of OTE, a.s., for the Gas Sector, OTE locked the balance responsible party Stabil Energy s.r.o., Company ID No. 24257664 (27X-STABIL-EN--5) on 17 September 2019 due to non-fulfillment of payment obligations to Market Operator (OTE). Locking the balance responsible party means that it will no longer be able to perform the activities of the balance responsible party on the gas market.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">At the time of the lock, Stabil Energy s.r.o. was not recorded at any point of delivery as a gas supplier. Currently the short-term power markets have 119 members and the short-term gas market has 98 members.</p>

<p><strong>Freepoint Commodities Europe LLP</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 October 2019. Currently the short-term power market has 119 members and the short-term gas market 99 members.</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;">In connection to the upcoming 2nd Wave Go-Live which will enable continuous cross-border trading of electricity in the intraday timeframe across the following countries: Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovenia, we would like to invite you for the Market Participant’s training, focused on planned modifications in the OTE-COM.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Training for market participants will be held on 8. 10. 2019 (13:00 – 16:00) in form of webinar via online application Join.me with the aim to present modifications if the trading platform, its new functionalities and impacts on other parts of OTE system. Further details about the Market Participant’s Training will be shared with market participants via email addresses submitted in CS OTE.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The Market Participants Training will be held only in Czech language, however the presentation, which will be distributed after the training, will be available in English as well as in Czech language.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a data-val="https://www.ote-cr.cz/cs/o-spolecnosti/files-novinky/uvodni_prezentace_aj_final.ppt" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/../../../cs/o-spolecnosti/files-novinky/uvodni_prezentace_aj_final.ppt" data-linktype="external">The introductory presentation</a>, which is already available at OTE’s webpage, provides basic overview of modifications and new functionalities of the trading module OTE-COM, including preliminary schedule for implementation, <a data-val="https://www.ote-cr.cz/cs/o-spolecnosti/files-novinky/formats_messages_xbid.pdf" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/../../../cs/o-spolecnosti/files-novinky/formats_messages_xbid.pdf" data-linktype="external">specification of the interface for automatic communication</a> and <a data-val="https://www.ote-cr.cz/cs/o-spolecnosti/files-novinky/xsd_xbid_v3.zip" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/../../../cs/o-spolecnosti/files-novinky/xsd_xbid_v3.zip" data-linktype="external">automatic communication messages format</a> and schedule of trial period for market participants.</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;">In connection to the upcoming 2nd Wave Go-Live (Single Intraday Coupling) which will enable continuous cross-border trading of electricity in the intraday timeframe across the following countries: Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovenia, we would like to inform you about planned Trial Period.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a data-val="687712f533564f5d9a025d7b92f0ce48" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/en/about-ote/file-news/2ndgl-_trialperiod_jointcommunication.pptx" data-linktype="internal">The presentation</a> provides basic principles of the Trial Period, including preliminary schedule for testing of the system with market participants.</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;">We would like to inform market participants that on September 5, 2019, at 3:15 pm the renewal of electronic seals in CS OTE will be carried out.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Renewed Seals (Certificates) are issued by PostSignum Qualified CA 3. If you will want to verify our electronic seal, you must have this authority in a list of trusted authorities.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">All renewal electronic seals are published bellow on <a data-val="3ad83a9c54f044bfb8abfea9fec9a0d5" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/en/registration-and-agreements/access-to-cs-ote/pc-configuration" data-linktype="internal">this page</a>.</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;"><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 power market organized by OTE with effect from 1 September 2019. Currently the short-term power market has 119 members and the short-term gas market 98 members.</p>