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 AZ Energies s.r.o., Company ID No. 06742157, EAN 8591824290538, 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.

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 by 3 October 2025 at 12:00 PM, 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.

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.

The Market Operator acts in accordance with applicable regulations and with the aim of minimizing negative impacts on the electricity market.