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10 Aug 2022
Czech Republic Natural Gas Security Policy
…concluded to validate the mechanism. Note: Transport data is not visible on this scale. Natural gas infrastructure Networks: transmission and distribution The Czech natural gas transmission network is composed of 2 637 km of transit pipelines, 1 181 km of domestic pipelines, and is divided into four branches: the Northern and Southern branches, which run from Lanžhot to the Czech-German borders, the Western branch, which connects the Northern and Southern branches, and the Moravian branch which supplies the Moravian region (south-eastern part of the country) and connects with Poland. These branches are well interconnected, except for North Moravia…
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10 Aug 2022
Czech Republic Oil Security Policy
…refinery. The utilisation rate of the Druzhba over the past decade has been about 40-50%.The Czech portion of the IKL 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…
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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
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…