Czech Republic completes further auctions for supported energy sources: Wind ends in fiasco, while cogeneration sees surplus capacity

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MPO) has published on its website the results of auctions for supported energy sources (POZE). The auctions were held for high-efficiency combined heat and power (CHP), wind power plants and small hydropower plants. The CHP and small hydropower auctions were fully subscribed, whereas only one project was entered into the wind power auction, with its installed capacity accounting for less than 3 % of the volume auctioned.

CHP auction

CHP auctions are attracting strong interest. The volume offered in the first call of this year was 905 MW, while the maximum reference price in the auction was set at 4190 CZK/MWh. A total of 57 bids were assessed, of which 48 were ultimately successful.

The highest awarded reference price was 4183 CZK/MWh. However, two projects stand out in terms of their significance, as their capacities were substantially larger than those of the others and together accounted for more than 90 % of the auction’s allocated volume.