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<p><span>FLEXENERGY a.s., EAN RÚT 8591824636039, Company ID (IČO): 19803567, is once again authorized to perform the activities of a balance responsible party in the power market, to the extent defined by the Business Terms of OTE, a.s. for the power sector and by applicable legal regulations.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"><span style="color: black;">WATTe cz a.s. </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Roboto; color: black; background: 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 November 2026. Currently the short-term power markets have 196 members and the short-term gas market has 145 members.</span><span style="color: black;"></span></p>

<p>(Prague 27 Oct, 2026) The <a href="https://ppk.cgoa.cz/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Autumn Gas Conference</a> took place in České Budějovice last week and included a panel discussion on current developments in the European gas market. OTE was represented in the discussion by Chairman of the Board Michal Puchel.</p> <p>One of the topics discussed was the current level of gas and electricity prices. Michal Puchel pointed out that high prices are not caused by the functioning of exchanges or trading platforms, but primarily by constrained gas supplies and disruptions to global transportation routes. <strong>Even in periods of heightened uncertainty, the role of organised markets is to efficiently match supply with demand and provide market participants with tools to manage their portfolios.</strong></p> <p>The discussion also covered related <a href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/cs/zaruky-puvodu-a-povolenky/zaruky-puvodu/zakladni-informace" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>guarantees of origin and the upcoming auctions of guarantees of origin</strong></a>, an important area of OTE’s activities.</p>

<p><span>AMBIENT Energy, 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 November 2026. Currently the short-term power markets have 195 members and the short-term gas market has 145 members.</span></p>

<p><span>In accordance with Section 7.6 of Business Terms of OTE, a.s., for the Power Sector, OTE locked the balance responsible party FLEXENERGY a.s., EAN 8591824636039, Company ID No. 19803567 on 23 October 2026 due to overdue payment of debt 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 power market.</span></p> <p><span> </span></p> <p><span>At the time of the lock, FLEXENERGY a.s. was not recorded at any point of delivery as a power supplier. </span></p>

<p><span>Download the monthly electricity and gas market report <a href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/en/about-ote/ote-news/monthly_market_report_09_2026.pdf">HERE</a>.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span>(Prague, 20th October 2026) On behalf of Market Coupling Steering Committee we would like to invite all market participants to the Market Coupling Consultative Group meeting (MCCG).</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span></span></p> <p align="center" class="MsoNormal"><b><span>The meeting will be held online on Thursday October 22, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Market participants will have the opportunity to discuss and share views with NEMOs * and TSOs on the ongoing work related to the design, development, implementation, and operation of the single day-ahead and intraday coupling (SDAC and SIDC). </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>The agenda includes following topics: </span></p> <ul type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Information about new product type -<span> </span><b>Storage Order</b><span> </span>including feedback from public consultation that was organised earlier this year.</span><span> </span></li> </ul> <ul type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Information about derogation and timeline for introduction of<span> </span><b>30min IDCZGT (‘Intraday Cross-Zonal Gate Closure Time‘),</b><span> </span>enabling cross zonal trading until 30 minutes before delivery,</span><span> </span></li> </ul> <ul type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Recap<span> </span><b>first year of operation of 15min MTU in single day-ahead coupling</b>.</span><span> </span></li> </ul> <p class="MsoNormal"><span></span></p> <p align="center" class="MsoNormal"><span>Should you wish to join the MCCG,</span></p> <p align="center" class="MsoNormal"><span>please click <b><a href="https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/756efd95-fbe9-41d5-ae78-8baf34317a4e@0c38bf71-99b7-4edf-a2e6-70803930efe7?source=copyLinkLegacyShareLinkDialog" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a> </b>to register via link provided</span></p> <p align="center" class="MsoNormal"><span>by Market Coupling Steering Committee.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span>*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.</span></i><span>   </span></p>

<p><span>Under the rule of the government provision no. </span><span>348/2021 </span><span>Coll. about the ending of daylight saving (summer) time which will come up this year on <strong>October </strong></span><strong><span>25</span>th 20<span>2</span><span>6</span></strong><span>, the conditions for the delivering of contracted and metered data to the CS OTE during the change to Central European time are attached <a href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/en/about-ote/ote-news/the_time_change_in_the_cs-ote_on_october_25th_2026.doc" rel="noopener" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p>

<p>Partner for Energy 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 November 2026. Currently the short-term power markets have 194 members and the short-term gas market has 145 members.</p>

<p><span>OTE Continues to Enhance Its Services and Deliver New Solutions That Support the Efficient Functioning of Energy Markets. The Next Step in This Ongoing Development Is the Introduction of the New Loop-Block Product on the Day-Ahead Electricity Market. <a href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/en/about-ote/ote-news/2026_10_12-press-release-loop-blocks.pdf">(see pdf for more)</a></span></p>

<p><span>OTE, a.s., acting as the national administrator of the European Union Registry in the Czech Republic, provided continuous methodological and administrative support to participants throughout the entire process to ensure that the statutory obligation to surrender emissions allowances corresponding to emissions reported for 2025 was fulfilled within the legal deadline of 30 September 2026. (see <a href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/en/about-ote/ote-news/2026_10_06-press-release-emission-allowances.pdf" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="pm 2026-10-6">pdf</a> for more)</span></p>

<p><span>September results confirmed exceptionally strong activity on the short-term electricity markets organised by OTE. Since the beginning of the year, the day-ahead market, intraday auctions and the continuous intraday market have all recorded historically exceptional figures, demonstrating growing market liquidity and increasingly intensive use of the trading platforms by market participants. More <a href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/en/about-ote/ote-news/news-release-electricity-market-september-2026-2026_10_05.pdf" rel="noopener" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p>

<p><span>Predicta s.r.o. </span><span lang="EN-GB">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 October 2026. Currently the short-term power markets have 193 members and the short-term gas market has 145 members.</span></p>

<p><span>Fluxus Energo s.r.o. </span><span lang="EN-GB">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 October 2026. Currently the short-term power markets have 192 members and the short-term gas market has 145 members.</span></p>

<p><span>Teplo pro Prahu, a.s. </span><span lang="EN-GB">has been registered in the central system OTE as a balance responsible party with access to the short-term power and gas markets organized by OTE with effect from 1st October 2026. Currently the short-term power markets have 191 members and the short-term gas market has 145 members.</span></p>

<p><span>Download the monthly electricity and gas market report <a href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/en/about-ote/ote-news/monthly_market_report_08_2026.pdf" rel="noopener" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</span></p>

<p><i>In the autumn edition of PRO-ENERGY magazine, we present the latest developments in the registry of supported energy sources (POZE) implemented in response to recent legislative changes.</i></p> <p><i>The article outlines enhancements to OTE’s information system, including the harmonisation and expansion of reporting requirements for electricity, heat and biomethane, increased automation of data exchange processes, and new obligations related to renewable energy support schemes. It also highlights OTE’s involvement in biomethane monitoring, the transition of selected generating facilities to 15-minute production reporting, and the ongoing modernisation of the CS OTE portal.</i></p> <p><i>Through these initiatives, OTE continues to support a more efficient, transparent and user-friendly approach to energy data management. (for more info see <i><a href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/cs/o-spolecnosti/zpravy_ote/pro-energy-poze-2026_09.pdf">here</a></i> </i><i>– Czech only)</i></p>

<p><span>UNIMOT Energia i Gaz sp. z o.o. has been registered in the central system OTE as a balance responsible party with access to the short-term gas markets organized by OTE with effect from Otober 1, 2026. Currently the short-term power markets have 190 members and the short-term gas market has 144 members.</span></p>

<p><span>POWERMART ApS was terminated in the central system OTE as a balance responsible party in the gas market as of 31st August 2026. Currently the short-term power markets have 190 members and the short-term gas market 143 members.</span></p>

<p>Please be advised that, due to the upcoming expiration of the current CS OTE electronic seals, new electronic seal certificates have been issued. The new certificates are available for download at<span> </span><a class="fui-Link fai-bebop ___1v1lyro f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl f16muhyy f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv f1mo0ibp fjoy568 ff5ikls f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f33ey8m f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 feiuef2 f1eh06m1 f54796x fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f132whgj f1v74mp6 f1tsf1ni fnq52rx f16zlvvm" href="https://www.ote-cr.cz/cs/dokumentace/pristup_do_systemu_ote" rel="noopener noreferrer" tabindex="0" target="_blank">OTE System Access Documentation — English</a>.</p> <p>The deployment of the new electronic seal certificates is scheduled as follows:</p> <p>Sandbox environment – Wednesday, August 26, 4:30 PM<br>Production environment – Wednesday, September 2, 4:40 PM</p> <p>If necessary, please add the new certificates to your list of trusted certificates.</p>