Heat pipeline from Temelín to České Budějovice in Czechia is nearly complete, trial operation will last a year

Workers at the Temelín nuclear power plant have laid all 26 kilometres of the heat pipeline between the plant and České Budějovice. The pipeline has been buried. Trial operation will last a year, during which the pipeline will already supply heat to Budějovice. The plant’s energy workers plan to start it at the beginning of the heating season in autumn. Temelín is expected to supply around a third of the customers of the Budějovice district heating plant. This will save the plant more than 80.000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions a year by avoiding burning coal. Temelín spokesman Marek Sviták told the Czech News Agency today.

The cost of the heat pipeline is 1.69 billion Kč, according to the public procurement bulletin. ČEZ did not respond to a Czech News Agency query about whether the cost would rise due to this year’s widespread price increases.

„Construction of the heat pipeline is largely complete. The 26 kilometres of pipe have been laid and buried along the entire route. Both pumping stations are nearing completion. We are currently cleaning the pipeline by flushing it with water. Work is continuing so that we are ready to supply heat at the beginning of this heating season,“ the spokesman said.