Georgian government’s ‘desire to retain power’: Emerging Europe this week July 30, 2021 The Czech government has backed a memorandum between the Ministry of Industry and Trade and state utility company ČEZ on the construction of a 2 billion euro electric vehicle battery plant which is expected to create at least 2,300 jobs. The EV battery plant, which is a strategic project that will accelerate the transformation of both the energy and automotive industries in the country, is scheduled for completion by 2028, at the latest. The former brown coal-fired power plant Prunerov, belonging to ČEZ, is one of the potential sites for building the factory.