Press Release: Antitrust: Commission market tests commitments proposed by CEZ concerning Czech electricity market

The European Commission is inviting comments from interested parties on commitments offered by the Czech electricity incumbent CEZ to address concerns that it may have infringed EU antitrust rules by hindering the entry of competitors onto the Czech electricity markets, in particular through excessive capacity reservations.

To alleviate these concerns, CEZ offered to divest coal-fired generation capacity in the Czech Republic. If the market test confirms that the proposed commitments remedy the competition concerns, the Commission may make them legally binding on CEZ.