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- CEZ, a.s. (CEZ.WA) is an integrated energy conglomerate engaged in the generation, distribution, trade, and sales of electricity and heat; trade and sales of natural gas; coal extraction; and provision of energy services. The company operates nuclear power plants including Dukovany (2,000 MW) and Temelin (2,000 MW); coal-fired plants such as Prunerov (1,490 MW), Pocerady (1,000 MW), and others; hydroelectric and pumped-storage facilities like Dlouhe Strany (650 MW) and Orlik (364 MW); wind farms including Fantanele in Romania (600 MW); solar parks such as Ralsko (38 MW) and Sevetin (30 MW); and combined cycle gas turbine and biomass plants. CEZ Group also provides commodity trading, energy consulting, electrical installations, high-speed internet, mobile services, and security systems; mines coal and processes aggregates; and holds interests in lithium mining projects like Cinovec. Founded in 1992 and headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic, the company serves approximately 3.5 million customers primarily in Czechia with operations in Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Turkey; it is majority-owned by the Czech government (nearly 70%) and listed on the Prague and Warsaw Stock Exchanges. Recent developments include the completion of a EUR 846.5 million acquisition of a 55.21% stake in GasNet, Czechia's largest gas distribution operator, in August 2024 to enhance gas network synergies; a strategic partnership with Rolls-Royce SMR in October 2024, including a 20% stake, to deploy up to 3 GW of small modular reactors in Czechia by the 2030s; receipt of a up-to-EUR 360 million Czech state grant in November 2025 for the Cinovec lithium project via its 51%-owned Geomet JV; and a EUR 400 million EIB loan in December 2024 to upgrade electricity distribution grids for 5.5 GW additional renewables integration by 2026. Under its VISION 2030 - Clean Energy for Tomorrow strategy, CEZ accelerates decarbonization by limiting coal generation by 2030, targeting climate neutrality by 2040, investing up to CZK 40 billion in Czech wind and solar under favorable regulations, expanding energy storage to 300 MWe, and constructing new gas capacities ready for hydrogen while extending nuclear operations.