Czech Senate approves amendment facilitating construction of Dukovany–Brno heat pipeline

The planned heat pipeline from the Dukovany nuclear power plant to Brno, and potentially other heat distribution infrastructure projects, will be classified by law as significant energy infrastructure. This will make it easier, in particular, to secure the land needed for construction. The change is part of a parliamentary amendment approved by the Senate today. The amendment will now be sent to the president for signature.

The heat pipeline from Dukovany to Brno could be operational within ten years. It was already being considered in the 1980s, but was not economically viable due to the low gas prices at the time. The consequences of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine changed the plans. The project is included in the spatial planning documents of the Vysočina Region, South Moravian Region and Brno, a city of around 400,000 people. The pipeline is to run through Oslavany, and its route also includes two tunnels beneath Holedná Hill. One of them, the Chochola tunnel, is already complete, while the other is partly complete.