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Overview of the Czech electricity market

The Czech electricity market is fully unbundled, although largely state controlled. Various legislative measures have been taken since 2001 to implement the EU Directives on the power sector (including renewable energy).

The dominant player in the Czech electricity market is CEZ, which is involved in generation, distribution and retail supply of electricity. CEZ is a joint stock company of which 67.61% is owned by the state (the remaining shares being held by a number of investors).

For a full copy of the Guide to Electricity Markets in Central and Eastern Europe, including the Czech Republic click here.

Public private partnership
PPPs are fast becoming the preferred method of providing public services across Europe and the world. Many sectors in the Czech Republic, such as transport, education and health, are getting to grips with the pros and cons of this method of funding. For an overview of how to structure a PPP, including background on PPPs and lessons learnt from other countries, have a look at our series of PPP papers. Read more...

 


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16.07.2008

Amendments proposed for Phase 3 of EU ETS

Following the publication of the EU Commission's proposals to amend the EU Emissions Trading Scheme ('EU ETS') Directive ahead of Phase 3 of the EU ETS...

Law-Now/Law-Now Hungary/Law-Now Romania/Law-Now Czech Republic/Law-Now Russia/Law-Now Slovakia/Law-Now Bulgaria/Law-Now Ukraine/Law-Now Poland
11.07.2008

European Parliament backs liberalisation of EU gas market

European Parliament backs liberalisation of EU gas market The European Parliament (EP) voted this week in support of the full liberalisation of the European...

Law-Now/Law-Now Hungary/Law-Now Romania/Law-Now Czech Republic/Law-Now Russia/Law-Now Poland
10.07.2008

European Parliament backs aviation inclusion in EU ETS

The European Parliament (EP) decided this week to back the inclusion of the aviation sector in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) as from 2012. This...

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Law-Now/Law-Now Hungary/Law-Now Romania/Law-Now Czech Republic/Law-Now Russia/Law-Now Poland
10.09.2007

A guide to electricity markets in Central and Eastern Europe

This guide to electricity markets in Central Eastern Europe describes the status of some of the most dynamic and rapidly growing electricity markets in the...

Law-Now Hungary/Law-Now Czech Republic/Law-Now Russia/Law-Now Poland
14.12.2005

Central and Eastern Europe: overview of renewable energy

CMS Cameron McKenna has produced an at-a-glance comparison of developments in renewable energy in Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russia...

Law-Now Czech Republic
26.08.2004

PPP - Public Private Partnership

There are seven papers dealing with PPP. The contents are the following: Paper 1 – This paper is a good overview and introduction what PPPs involve. Paper 2 –...


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