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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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10 Aug 2022
Czech Republic Oil Security Policy
Country Energy Security Policy - Oil Oil overview As a landlocked country, the Czech Republic does not have any oil ports, and its refineries are supplied through two major crude oil pipelines from neighbouring countries. Oil security is bolstered by major storage facilities with a total storage capacity of just over 26.4 mb. These are managed by two Czech state-owned enterprises, MERO for crude oil storages and ČEPRO for petroleum product storages.The public stocks are managed by the Czech central stockholding entity ASMR, but there is no compulsory stockholding obligation on the oil industry. The country holds government…
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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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07 Apr 2022
Czech Republic Climate Resilience Policy Indicator
Country summary The Czech Republic’s average temperature has been rising at a faster rate than the world average in the past two decades. Warming is projected to continue until the end of the 21st century, causing summer temperatures to rise more quickly than winter ones.Precipitation varies considerably depending on the year, season and location. Observations indicate a notable increase in the number of days with heavy rainfall, while dry weather has also become more frequent and of longer duration. Therefore, in addition to the risk of different types of floods, greater drought frequency and length are expected in…