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10 Aug 2022
Czech Republic Oil Security Policy
…pipeline, which transports crude oil mainly from the Caspian region, is 168 km long (the entire length is 347 km) and its transport capacity usable for the Czech Republic is 200 kb/d. Starting from Vohburg in Germany, the IKL pipeline enters the Czech Republic in the west of the country and ends at the oil depot in Nelahozeves near Prague. The utilisation rate of the IKL in recent years has been about 20-40%. In Vohburg, the IKL pipeline is connected to the TAL pipeline with 868 kb/d capacity, which receives oil via the oil port in Trieste, Italy…
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10 Aug 2022
Czech Republic Natural Gas Security Policy
Country Energy Security Policy - Natural Gas Natural gas overview Natural gas is the fourth-largest energy source in the Czech Republic. Industry is the largest user, followed by residential and electricity and heat generation. With hardly any domestic gas production, the Czech Republic relies on imports for its domestic consumption, mostly from Russia. As a landlocked country, the Czech Republic does not have any LNG terminals and natural gas is imported via pipeline interconnection points between the Czech Republic and neighbouring countries, namely Germany and Slovakia. The Czech gas transmission system plays a key role in supplying gas to Central…
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10 Aug 2022
Czech Republic Electricity Security Policy
Country Energy Security Policy - Electricity Electricity overview and generation portfolio Coal and nuclear dominate the Czech Republic’s power generation but with the planned phase-out of coal (recommended by 2038 by the EU Commission in 2020), significant challenges are expected for system adequacy. The State Energy Policy (SEP) of 2015 has set target corridors for each generation source for 2040. According to the SEP the share of coal in gross electricity generation will more than halve, to between 11-21% in 2040. Nuclear will largely replace coal and the share of nuclear electricity generation would reach between 46-58…
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07 Apr 2022
Czech Republic Climate Resilience Policy Indicator
…specific measures for energy sector climate resilience. In fact, its National Action Plan on Adaptation to Climate Change provides clear and detailed guidance on specific tasks and one of its priority sectors is Industry and Energy. In national energy plans, energy sector resilience is discussed mainly in terms of fuel supply security and external threats, rather than climate hazards. Climate hazard assessment TemperatureThe Czech Republic’s rise in average temperature in the past century has been more pronounced since 1980, and in the last two decades has outpaced increases in many other countries. Warming is projected until the end of…