Energy_in_the_Czech_Republic
Energy in the Czech Republic
Overview of energy in the Czech Republic
Energy in the Czech Republic describes energy and electricity production, consumption and import in the Czech Republic.
Coal
OKD is a major mining company in the Czech Republic.
Coal usage: 2019 40.9 Mt, 2020 31.5 Mt, 2021 31.4 Mt, 2022 35.1 Mt
The country aims to phase out coal power by 2038 or earlier.[2]
Oil and gas
Oil and gas deposits in the Czech Republic are in Moravia.
Crude oil from Russia comes through the Druzhba pipeline via Ukraine. The Ingolstadt–Kralupy–Litvínov pipeline can bring crude oil from Germany and be connected to the Transalpine Pipeline.
The Country has two refineries, owned by Česká rafinérská. The Litvinov refinery needs to be modified to process non-Russian grade oil.[3]
The Gazela Pipeline allowed gas to be supplied from other countries by connecting through Germany at Brandov or Rozvadov or through Slovakia via Lanžhot.
Gas usage: 2020 8.8 Bcm, 2021 9.4 Bcm, 2022 7.8 Bcm, 2023 7.1 Bcm.[4]
In 2022 Electricity production was 78.8 terawatt-hours (TWh), whilst consumption was 60.4 TWh.
53.60% was generated from fossil fuels, mostly lignite, 40.95% nuclear and 5.46% renewables.[5]
In 2014, the emissions of carbon dioxide were 10.4 tons per capita. The EU average was 7.9 tons per capita. Czech Republic's emissions were comparable to those of Japan or the Netherlands.[6]
Renewable energy
In 2023, the city of Brno is working to modernise its heat generation and distribution infrastructure. Teplárny Brno received a €75 million loan from the European Investment Bank for this modernization. The initiative aims at lowering the country's reliance on oil imports, and consists of a wood chip-fuelled heat and power biomass unit. [7][8]
According to Forbes list of billionaires (2011) Czech billionaire Zdenek Bakala ($2 B 2011) has made his wealth in coal business.[9] Forbes ranked Zdenek Bakala (Net Worth$1.5 B) as richest Czech in energy business (coal) in 2013.[10]
Bakala is the biggest player on the coal market in Central Europe. He has consolidated Polish mining markets into his company New World Resources.[11]
| Energy in Czech Republic[12] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capita | Prim. energy | Production | Export | Electricity | CO2-emission | |
| Million | TWh | TWh | TWh | TWh | Mt | |
| 2004 | 10.2 | 530 | 398 | 136 | 63.5 | 118.8 |
| 2007 | 10.3 | 532 | 392 | 134 | 67.1 | 122.1 |
| 2008 | 10.4 | 519 | 382 | 144 | 67.4 | 116.8 |
| 2009 | 10.5 | 488 | 363 | 132 | 64.1 | 109.8 |
| 2012 | 10.5 | 505 | 373 | 140 | 66.0 | 112.7 |
| 2012R | 10.5 | 496 | 380 | 126 | 66.3 | 107.8 |
| 2013 | 10.5 | 488 | 351 | 137 | 66.1 | 101.1 |
| Change 2004-09 | 2.9 % | -7.8 % | -8.9 % | -2.8 % | 0.9 % | -7.5 % |
| Mtoe = 11.63 TWh, Prim. energy includes energy losses that are 2/3 for nuclear power[13]
2012R = CO2 calculation criteria changed, numbers updated | ||||||
Primary energy consumption per million people in 2008 was 50 TWh compared to other countries (TWh): Canada 93 (3103 TWh 33.3), USA 87 (26,560 TWh 304.5), UK 40 (2,424 TWh 61.4), Greece 31 TWh (354 TWh 11.24) and Poland 30 (1138 TWh 38.12).
- "Czech Republic 2021 Energy Policy Review" (PDF). 2021.
- "Remaining EU Coal Power Polluters". Ember. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
- "Czech Litvinov refinery can handle switch to non-Russian oil". 3 November 2023.
- "Czech Republic in 2023 uses least amount of gas in 29 years". 7 January 2023.
- "Czech Republic - Country Commercial Guide". 8 September 2023.
- Bank, European Investment (2024-02-27). "Energy Overview 2024".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - "EIB, Teplarny Brno sign €75 million loan to upgrade heat system in Czech Republic". www.districtenergy.org. 2023-05-18. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- Profile Bakala Forbes March 2011
- IEA Key World Energy Statistics Statistics 2015 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, 2014 (2012R as in November 2015 Archived 2015-04-05 at the Wayback Machine + 2012 as in March 2014 is comparable to previous years statistical calculation criteria, 2013 Archived 2014-09-02 at the Wayback Machine, 2012 Archived 2013-03-09 at the Wayback Machine, 2011 Archived 2011-10-27 at the Wayback Machine, 2010 Archived 2010-10-11 at the Wayback Machine, 2009 Archived 2013-10-07 at the Wayback Machine, 2006 Archived 2009-10-12 at the Wayback Machine IEA October, crude oil p.11, coal p. 13 gas p. 15
- Energy in Sweden 2010 Archived October 16, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Facts and figures. The Swedish Energy Agency. Table 8 Losses in nuclear power stations Table 9 Nuclear power brutto
