Gas consumption in Czechia lowest since 1994

Natural gas consumption in Czechia in 2023 fell by seven percent year-on-year to 7.1 billion cubic metres, according to an analysis by consultancy EGÚ Brno. It was the lowest figure since 1994.

The drop was caused mainly by significantly lower demand for electricity from gas-fired power plants and continued declining consumption by households and industry.

Together with high storage capacity, this also led to lower gas imports into Czechia. Some 7.4 billion cubic meters of gas flowed to the country last year, while less than a billion cubic meters flowed out.