Gas consumption rose by nearly 3% in the first half of the year. GasNet distributed 35.1 TWh

GasNet, the largest gas distributor in the Czech Republic, supplied customers with 35.1 TWh of energy during the first half of this year. This represents an increase of 2.9% compared with the same period last year. In addition to natural gas, the volume of distributed biomethane is also growing, rising 4.9% year on year to 73 165 MWh. Interest in new connections to the distribution system also remains strong – in the household segment, GasNet connected 1 112 new supply points, 2.8% more year on year.

“Gas consumption in the first half of the year rose slightly year on year. In total, we distributed 35.1 TWh of energy. As in previous periods, consumption was mainly affected by colder weather during the heating season. Distribution peaks in winter, when millions of Czech households and industrial companies rely on energy from gas,” says Andrzej Martynek, CEO of the GasNet Group.

Customers in the large and medium-sized consumer segment, which includes mainly district heating plants, chemical plants and industrial enterprises, consumed more gas. Their consumption reached 19.6 TWh from January to June this year. Households and medium-sized consumers used 15.5 TWh in the first half of the year. GasNet’s gas technicians were busiest on Monday, 12 January, when households and businesses withdrew a record 37 297 064 m3 of gas from the network.