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
2004	10.2	530	398	136	63.5	118.8
2007	10.3	532	392	134	67.1	122.1
2008	10.4	519	382	144	67.4	116.8
2009	10.5	488	363	132	64.1	109.8
2012	10.5	505	373	140	66.0	112.7
2012R	10.5	496	380	126	66.3	107.8
2013	10.5	488	351	137	66.1	101.1
Change 2004-09	2.9  %	-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).

Coal

OKD is a major mining company in the Czech Republic.

Most coal is used in the country of origin. In 2009 world coal export was 14% of coal production (836/5990 Mt). The Czech Republic was 10th top coal exporter in 2009 with 4 Mt. The top hard coal net exporters in 2009 were (Mt): Australia 262, Indonesia 230, Russia 93, Colombia 69, South Africa 67, United States 33, Vietnam 25, Kazakhstan 22, Canada 20 and Czech Republic 4.^[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 sector

According to IEA the electricity use (gross production + imports – exports – transmission/distribution losses) in the Czech Republic in 2008 was 67 TWh. Population was 10.4 million people. In comparison, in Portugal population was 10.6 million people and electricity use 51 TWh.

Nuclear power

There was nuclear power in the Czech Republic in the start of 2011.

Renewable energy

In 2010 there was photovoltaics (PV) solar power 1,953 MW - fourth top in the EU. Kadaň Photovoltaics Plant is among large plants.

In 2010 there was 471 MW solar heating - 10th top in the EU.

In 2010 there was 215 MW wind power - 18th top in the EU.

EU and the Czech Republic Wind Energy Capacity (MW)[4][5][6][7]
No	Country	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998
-	EU-27	105,696	93,957	84,074	74,767	64,712	56,517	48,069	40,511	34,383	28,599	23,159	17,315	12,887	9,678	6,453
20	Czech Republic	260	217	215	192	150	116	54	28	17	9	3	0	0	0	0

Global warming

In 2007 the emissions were 11.8 tons CO2 per capita. Emission was equal in 1990. The EU average was 7.9 tons CO2 per capita. Emission was higher than in EU average and more so compared to some other East European countries: Hungary 5.4, Poland 8.0 and Slovak Republic 6.8.^[8]

Business

According to Forbes list of billionaires (2011) Czech billionaire Zdenek Bakala ($2 B 2011) has made his wealth in coal business.^[9] Forbes ranked Zdenek Bakala (Net Worth$1.5 B) as richest Czech in energy business (coal) in 2013.^[10]

Bakala is the biggest player on the coal market in Central Europe. He has consolidated Polish mining markets into his company New World Resources.^[11]

References

1. IEA Key World Energy Statistics Statistics 2015, 2014 (2012R as in November 2015 + 2012 as in March 2014 is comparable to previous years statistical calculation criteria, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2006 IEA October, crude oil p.11, coal p. 13 gas p. 15
2. Energy in Sweden 2010. Facts and figures. The Swedish Energy Agency. Table 8 Losses in nuclear power stations Table 9 Nuclear power brutto
3. Key world energy statistics 2010 IEA page 15
4. EWEA Staff (2010). "Cumulative installed capacity per EU Member State 1998 - 2009 (MW)". European Wind Energy Association. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
5. EWEA Staff (February 2011). "EWEA Annual Statistics 2010" (PDF). European Wind Energy Association. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
6. EWEA Staff (February 2012). "EWEA Annual Statistics 2011" (PDF). European Wind Energy Association. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
7. Wind in power: 2012 European statistics February 2013
8. Energy in Sweden 2010, Facts and figures, The Swedish Energy Agency, Table 1 Emissions of carbon dioxide in total, per capita and per GDP in EU and OECD countries, 2007
9. Forbes list of billionaires (2011) Forbes list of billionaires (2011) Energy Forbes March 10, 2011
10. Billionaires Czech Energy 2013
11. Profile Bakala Forbes March 2011