CEZ, a.s.
CEZ Group is a leading Czech energy utility active in electricity and heat.
Lobbying Activity
CEZ Seeks Decades-Long Taxonomy Extension for Nuclear and Gas
5 Dec 2025
Message — CEZ Group demands maintaining greenhouse gas thresholds and extending transition deadlines for nuclear and gas by decades. They request including electric boilers as eligible and simplifying environmental assessment processes.123
Why — These changes would protect current infrastructure investments and ensure continued access to sustainable financing.4
CEZ Urges Unified EU Licensing for Small Modular Reactors
2 Dec 2025
Message — CEZ calls for a harmonized regulatory framework to streamline small modular reactor licensing. They propose using ENSREG to consolidate efforts and leverage safety findings from countries of origin.123
Meeting with Ondřej Krutílek (Member of the European Parliament) and Rolls-Royce
21 Nov 2025 · SMRs
Czech energy giant CEZ urges simpler net-zero procurement rules
28 Sept 2025
Message — CEZ recommends simple, flexible requirements based on existing international standards instead of new criteria. They suggest focusing on general functional goals to reduce administrative hurdles.123
Why — Streamlining these rules would reduce administrative costs and prevent price hikes for their projects.4
Impact — Complex rules could exclude many suppliers, leading to higher prices and less competition.5
ČEZ Group urges more flexibility and extended gas/nuclear timelines
12 Sept 2025
Message — ČEZ requests more flexibility by removing sub-targets for renewables and energy efficiency after 2030. They propose postponing transition dates for natural gas and nuclear power under sustainability rules. They also seek stable carbon prices and increased European public funding for infrastructure.123
Why — This would lower investment pressure by allowing gas and nuclear to remain sustainable longer.4
Impact — Environmental groups lose because delaying gas phase-outs risks meeting long-term climate neutrality goals.5
CEZ Warns REMIT Data Rules Threaten EU Energy Security
12 Sept 2025
Topic — The consultation revises rules for reporting wholesale energy market data to European regulators.
Message — CEZ opposes the new reporting rules, claiming they exceed the legal scope of European regulations. They request an 18-month delay after regulators publish the final technical reporting instructions.12
Why — Narrower reporting requirements would protect sensitive data and reduce the industry's heavy operational burden.34
Impact — EU consumers may face higher prices if complex rules discourage market supply and competition.5
CEZ Urges EU to Avoid Direct Energy Price Regulation
8 Sept 2025
Message — CEZ insists the initiative must not lead to direct regulation of energy supply prices. They request sticking to existing smart meter schedules and narrow definitions for vulnerable customers.123
Why — This approach avoids additional costs and prevents limitations on their other network investment activities.45
Impact — Struggling households not meeting strict medical criteria lose access to broader energy price protections.6
Meeting with Jan Farský (Member of the European Parliament) and Rolls-Royce
3 Sept 2025 · Support to the small modular nuclear reactors
CEZ warns CBAM expansion could slow energy transition
26 Aug 2025
Message — CEZ recommends verifying EU production capacity before extending CBAM to downstream goods. Including specific codes like nuclear reactors could hinder the transition to low-carbon technologies.12
Why — This would prevent increased costs for essential equipment lacking sufficient domestic production capacity.3
Impact — Energy consumers would face higher prices if power plant equipment becomes more expensive.4
Meeting with Mette Koefoed Quinn (Head of Unit Climate Action)
16 Jul 2025 · Treatment of steel under CBAM
CEZ warns EU rules could disrupt central electricity switching
16 Jun 2025
Message — CEZ requests the inclusion of the term delegated operator to ensure centralized market systems can remain in place. They argue for using established definitions to reflect local variations in energy market responsibilities.12
Why — This allows the company to avoid the costs of adapting to a decentralized switching system.3
Impact — National regulators face higher costs from breaking up efficient, long-standing central registration systems.4
CEZ urges Modernisation Fund extension and nuclear technology support
12 May 2025
Message — The organization requests extending the Modernisation Fund's support for coal-reliant countries beyond 2030. They also propose including financing for small modular reactors in the post-2030 framework.12
CEZ Group seeks longer deadlines for gas and nuclear power
26 Mar 2025
Message — CEZ Group requests extending deadlines for nuclear and natural gas activities to reflect coal phase-out realities. They also support introducing a 10% financial materiality threshold to significantly reduce reporting costs.123
Why — These extensions ensure the company maintains access to transition financing for its energy projects.4
Impact — Climate groups lose as extended gas deadlines delay the full shift to green hydrogen.5
CEZ calls for energy utility exemptions from procurement rules
4 Mar 2025
Message — Energy companies should be exempted from following public procurement rules. The sector should be excluded from directives covering electricity generation, wholesale, and distribution.12
Response to Targeted technical update of EU rules on measuring instruments
3 Mar 2025
Meeting with Stefano Soro (Head of Unit Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)
20 Feb 2025 · Discussion on the potential role of Small Modular Reactor for fostering industrial competitiveness
Meeting with Ondřej Krutílek (Member of the European Parliament) and Hospodářská komora České republiky
19 Feb 2025 · Energy priorities for 2024-2029
CEZ Group urges EU to simplify nuclear hydrogen rules
25 Oct 2024
Topic — New EU methodology for calculating greenhouse gas emissions savings from low-carbon fuel production.
Message — The organization requests that nuclear power sourcing via purchase agreements or direct connection be permitted immediately. They propose a ten-year transitional phase for rules on new capacity to facilitate building new nuclear sources.12
Why — This would provide regulatory stability for investors while protecting Czech industrial competitiveness.34
Impact — Environmental groups lose because additionality exemptions might increase power grid emission intensity.5
Meeting with Jana Nagyová (Member of the European Parliament)
3 Oct 2024 · Meeting with ČEZ
Meeting with Alexandr Vondra (Member of the European Parliament)
2 Oct 2024 · Energy transition, ETS
Meeting with Christophe Grudler (Member of the European Parliament) and Commissariat à l'Energie atomique et aux énergies alternatives
30 Nov 2023 · Politiques énergétiques de l'UE
Meeting with Tomáš Zdechovský (Member of the European Parliament)
3 Oct 2023 · Working breakfast with Cheif Economist of ČEZ Pavel Řežábek
CEZ Group Urges Lower 2040 Target and Nuclear Support
19 Jun 2023
Message — CEZ recommends setting a slightly lower 2040 emission target of 70-75% to maintain industrial competitiveness. They demand nuclear energy be placed on an equal footing with renewables in EU policies.12
Why — This would lower compliance costs and increase state aid for nuclear projects.3
Impact — Climate advocates lose as a lower target slows the pace of emissions reductions.4
Meeting with Ondřej Kovařík (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur for opinion)
18 May 2023 · REMIT ECON Opinion
CEZ Group Urges Taxonomy Flexibility for Mining and Industrial Equipment
3 May 2023
Message — CEZ Group proposes including remediation of existing mining sites in line with authorized plans. They also request clarification on whether industrial equipment must meet consumer-focused standards. Finally, they argue that current repair criteria are not replicable for professional energy equipment.123
Why — This would reduce administrative costs and prevent their industrial equipment from being labeled unsustainable.4
Impact — Environmental advocates lose out if the threshold for sustainable products is weakened.5