Czechia not affected by Ukraine’s decision to halt transit of Russian gas through its territory

Ukraine’s decision to halt the transit of Russian gas through its territory will not adversely affect Czech consumers, Trade and Industry Minister Lukáš Vlček told the ctk news agency on Thursday. He said the country’s gas tanks were 63 percent full and the country has alternative sources of gas supplies from the Netherlands and Norway. It has also signed contracts on gas supplies from Algeria.

The Czech Republic has also offered to provide Slovakia with gas transmission capacity through its territory, should the country make such a request. The minister said he had assured his Slovak counterpart Denise Saková that if Slovakia needs to use the Czech energy or gas infrastructure for gas transit, it is ready to provide the service and has sufficient capacity to cover Slovakia’s needs.