Gas consumption in Czechia down by 11 percent in Q3

Gas consumption in Czechia continues to decline. According to newly released data by the Czech Energy Regulatory Office, it fell by 11 percent year-on-year in the third quarter of this year.

Among the factors contributing to the drop in gas consumption are favourable weather and energy saving measures. Businesses reduced their consumption by nearly 35 percent, followed by households with 28 percent and large consumers with nearly six percent.

People are also saving on electricity, with consumption down 4.8 percent year-on-year in the first nine months of the year.