Czechia energy report

• Czechia aims to raise the share of renewables in final energy consumption to 22% in 2030 and is engaged in phasing out coal by 2033.
• ČEZ dominates the electricity market, while Innogy dominates the gas market.
• Orlen Unipetrol controls the refining sector.
• The coal sector is being restructured to reduce production costs.
• Coal and lignite accounted for 42% of the power mix in 2021 against 20% for nuclear.
• Most of the oil and gas supplies come from Russia.
• Energy prices are lower than the EU average.
• Lignite and coal cover around 1/3 of the energy mix.
• Energy consumption has followed a downward trend since 2008.
• The country plans to halve the share of coal and lignite in the energy mix in 20 years, to the advantage of nuclear (up to 4 new nuclear reactors), solar, and wind.
• The country is strengthening its gas interconnections, although two projects were downsized in 2020.
• Net4Gas is involved in the "Central European Hydrogen Corridor" project with Germany, Slovakia, and Ukraine.

• Institutions & Energy Policy

  The Government Council for the Energy and Raw Materials Strategy of the Ministry of Industry and Trade is in charge of the country's energy policy.

• Energy Companies

  Gas:

  RWE is the leading gas company, active throughout the whole value chain, from import to storage, distribution, and supply. In 2016, its infrastructure, retail and renewables activities were renamed Innogy (76% RWE); in 2019, Innogy sold its Czech gas business to RWE.

• Energy Supply

  Resources:

  Czechia has important coal and lignite resources, mainly located in the northern part of the Boheme. Gas and oil reserves are limited (3.3 bcm and 2.5 Mt in 2020). The hydroelectricity potential is about 13 TWh.

• Energy Prices

  Gas:

  Gas prices soared between 2000 and 2012 (+8.8%/year for industry and +11%/year for households), then declined until 2017 (-7.1%/year for industry and -3.1%/year for households), and subsequently recovered until 2019 (+5.5%/year and +3%/year, respectively). After a drop in 2020, prices for industry rose by 4% in 2021 but kept declining by 1% for households.

• Energy Consumption

  Energy consumption per capita is 32% higher than the EU average (3.9 toe in 2020), whereas electricity consumption per capita is 3.4% higher than the EU average, at around 5 700 kWh/capita in 2020.

• Issues & Prospects

  According to the State Energy Policy (2015), the share of coal and lignite in primary energy consumption should drop from 40% in 2016 to 11-17% in 2040 and that of oil from 20% to 14-17%. The share of nuclear should surge from 15% to 25-33%, as should that of renewables (from 10% to 17-22%), while the share of gas should continue to progress (from 16% to 18-25%).

• GENERAL OVERVIEW
• INSTITUTIONS AND ENERGY POLICY
• ENERGY COMPANIES
• ENERGY SUPPLY
• ENERGY PRICES
• ENERGY CONSUMPTION
• ISSUES AND PROSPECTS
• DATA TABLES
• ABBREVIATIONS
• GLOSSARY

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Below is a list of the Czechia energy market report graphs:

• GRAPH 1: CO₂-energy emissions (MtCO₂)
• GRAPH 2: Installed electric capacity by source (2021, %)
• GRAPH 3: Gross power production by source (TWh)
• GRAPH 4: Power generation by source (2021, %)
• GRAPH 5: Gasoline & diesel prices (€/l)
• GRAPH 6: Electricity prices for industry and households (€c/kWh)
• GRAPH 7: Gas prices for industry and households (€c/kWh GCV)
• GRAPH 8: Consumption trends by energy source (Mtoe)
• GRAPH 9: Total consumption market share by energy (2021, %)
• GRAPH 10: Final consumption market share by sector (2021, %)
• GRAPH 11: Oil consumption (Mt)
• GRAPH 12: Oil consumption breakdown by sector (2021, %)
• GRAPH 13: Electricity consumption (TWh)
• GRAPH 14: Electricity consumption breakdown by sector (2021, %)
• GRAPH 15: Natural gas consumption (bcm)
• GRAPH 16: Gas consumption breakdown by sector (2021, %)
• GRAPH 17: Coal and lignite consumption (Mt)
• GRAPH 18: Coal and lignite consumption breakdown by sector (2021, %)

In the Czechia energy market report you will find the following tables:

• Economic Indicators: Annual historical data including population, GDP growth, imports and exports, inflation rate, energy security and efficiency indicators, CO₂ emissions.
• Supply Indicators: Historical data including oil and gas reserves, electric and refining capacity, energy production, power production and external trade. All are detailed by energy source.
• Demand Indicators: Historical data including consumption per inhabitant, consumption trends, total consumption by energy source, final consumption by energy source and sector, and electricity consumption by sector.
• Energy Balances: Single table displaying the overall energy industry balance per annum, also graphically displayed by energy sub-segment.
• Infrastructure Projects: Covers power plant projects by energy, technology, status and operator.

The Czechia country dashboards are complemented with country forecasts from EnerFuture (excel file) with scenario comparison.

Data included in the excelsheet:

• Demand: Primary energy consumption, final energy consumption, by fuel, by sector.
• Power: Electricity generation & capacities, by technology.
• CO₂: Total CO₂ emissions.
• Macro-economy: Main macro-economic assumptions.
• Key indicators: Energy intensity, share of renewables, CO₂ emissions per capita and per unit of GDP.