Czech electricity net exports continue to fall, likely down by a third again this year

The Czech Republic is recording a continued decline in its power system balance, meaning the domestic power sector is becoming less surplus-generating. The system surplus already fell by nearly a third in 2023, and data for 2024 point to a similar decline this year. By the end of September this year, the balance stood at 4.2 TWh, compared with 6.1 TWh in the same period of 2023, again a difference of roughly one third.

The Czech Republic’s role as one of the largest electricity exporters in the European Union has weakened slightly over the past two years. While net electricity exports from the Czech Republic were approximately 13.5 TWh in 2022, they amounted to only 9 TWh last year.

This represents a year-on-year decline of 32%, a significant difference compared with previous years. Czech electricity exports fell by 7.6 TWh year on year, equivalent to a 25.1% decrease, while imports fell by 3.3 TWh, or 19.5%.