CEZ, a. s., an electricity generation company, engages in the production, distribution, trade, and sale of electricity and heat; trade and sale of natural gas; and mining of coal primarily in Central and Southeastern European countries, and Turkey. It operates through Generation-Traditional Energy, Generation-New Energy, Distribution, Sales, Mining, and Other segments. The company generates fossil fuel, hydro, wind, solar, biogas, biomass, gas, and nuclear powered electricity. It operates 11 fossil fuel plants, 16 hydroelectric plants, 1 solar plant, 1 combined cycle gas turbine plant, and 2 nuclear plants in the Czech Republic. The company, through its subsidiaries, also operates various fossil fuel, hydro, wind, solar, biogas, and biomass power plants in the Czech Republic; nine wind power plants in Germany; two fossil fuel plants and two hydroelectric plants in Poland; one solar plant and one biomass plant in Bulgaria; and a wind farm and a complex of hydroelectric plants in Romania. It is also involved in mining and processing limestone. In addition, the company engages in telecommunications, informatics, nuclear research, raw materials mining, and energy by-products processing activities; and planning, construction, and maintenance of energy facilities. CEZ, a. s. was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Prague, the Czech Republic.
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