She spent three months in 1993 working for the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, before being appointed press spokeswoman for coal power plants of ČEZ Group, the Czech Republic's major power generation company.

[2] Among Bízková's early acts as minister, in late April 2010, was to approve the renovation of the Prunéřov II coal power plant.

The 1bn euro works,[4] set to improve the plant's efficiency and extend its operational life by 25 years,[5] were signed off despite an unusual legal protest from the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM).

The FSM, a Pacific island nation, objected that coal burning and the associated release of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, contributed to the global warming, and resulting effects that threatened to engulf island states.

The international environmental pressure group Greenpeace criticized Bízková's decision, calling attention to her status as a former employee of the plant's operator.