Czechs increased heat consumption last year, district heating plants raised supplies by up to eight percent

Czechs increased their heat consumption last year. District heating plants in the Czech Republic therefore increased supplies to households by seven to eight percent year on year in 2025. The year 2025 was significantly colder than the previous year, with the average temperature during the heating season at 5.93 degrees Celsius, 1.5 degrees lower year on year. The number of days on which heating was used also increased. Compared with the long-term average, however, the previous year did not deviate significantly. The Czech District Heating Association informed CTK of this today.

"Heat consumption in apartments did rise by seven to eight percent year on year, but after two markedly warm years it effectively only returned to an average level. If households had correctly set their advance payments based on the longer-term average heat consumption and did not overheat their homes, they should not face significant underpayments in the settlement of heat supplies for 2025," said Jiří Vecka, director of the Czech District Heating Association.

While heating demand increased by 15 percent last year compared with 2024, it rose only marginally, by 1.7 percent, compared with the 15-year average. The number of days on which conditions for heating were met also increased last year. The 246 days recorded last year were 27 more than in 2024.

Comparing individual months, January (by 0.8 degrees) and December (by 0.2 degrees) were warmer year on year last year. By contrast, last February was 6.7 degrees colder year on year, while average temperatures were also lower in March (by two degrees), May (by 3.3 degrees) and October (by 1.8 degrees).

This year, some district heating plants in Czechia will raise their prices in line with inflation, while other domestic district heating plants are not planning any price increases. A few smaller district heating plants will be an exception, raising prices by double-digit percentages due to purchases of emission allowances.