Energy in the Czech Republic

Energy in the Czech Republic describes energy and electricity production, consumption and import in the Czech Republic.

Overview
Energy in Czech Republic[1]
Capita Prim. energy Production Export Electricity CO2-emission
Million TWh TWh TWh TWh Mt
200410.253039813663.5118.8
200710.353239213467.1122.1
200810.451938214467.4116.8
200910.548836313264.1109.8
201210.550537314066.0112.7
2012R10.549638012666.3107.8
201310.548835113766.1101.1
Change 2004-092.9  %-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[2]

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).

Fossil fuels
A coal mine in the Czech Republic, taken in 2006 from the International Space Station

Coal
See also: Coal § World coal reserves, and List of countries by coal production

OKD is a major mining company in the Czech Republic.

The country aims to phase out coal power by 2038 or earlier.[3]

Oil and gas

Oil and gas deposits in the Czech Republic are in Moravia. Gas pipelines include Gazela Pipeline and Druzhba pipeline from Russia to points in Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, and Germany.

Electricity
Main article: Electricity sector in the Czech Republic

Environment
See also: Climate change and Category:Climate change by country

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.[4]

Business

According to Forbes list of billionaires (2011) Czech billionaire Zdenek Bakala ($2 B 2011) has made his wealth in coal business.[5] Forbes ranked Zdenek Bakala (Net Worth$1.5 B) as richest Czech in energy business (coal) in 2013.[6]

Bakala is the biggest player on the coal market in Central Europe. He has consolidated Polish mining markets into his company New World Resources.[7]

References
  1. IEA Key World Energy Statistics Statistics 2015 Archived 2016-03-13 at WebCite, 2014 (2012R as in November 2015 Archived 2015-05-05 at WebCite + 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
  2. 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
  3. "Remaining EU Coal Power Polluters". Ember. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
  4. "CO2 time series 1990-2014 per capita for world countries". Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  5. Forbes list of billionaires (2011) Forbes list of billionaires (2011) Energy Forbes March 10, 2011
  6. Billionaires Czech Energy 2013
  7. Profile Bakala Forbes March 2011
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