Heat consumption in Czechia continues to fall, down 8.6% year on year in Q1

Heat consumption from district heating systems in Czechia has continued to fall this year. In the first quarter, consumers in Czechia used a total of 27.1 petajoules (PJ) of heat, down 8.6 percent year on year. Savings were evident across all customer sectors. The Czech Energy Regulatory Office (ERÚ) told the Czech News Agency today. Heat consumption fell by a record amount last year, dropping 12 percent year on year to 74 PJ.

„Energy-saving measures were reflected in consumption of all forms of energy in the first quarter. Heat consumption fell 8.6 percent year on year, while electricity consumption dropped 5.1 percent and gas consumption fell by as much as 14.4 percent,“ said ERÚ Chairman Stanislav Trávníček.

All customer groups recorded savings in their use of heat. Consumption fell 8.7 percent year on year in industry, 9.5 percent in the trade, services, education and healthcare sectors, and 5.2 percent among households.