GasNet launches Czechia's largest gas meter testing station

GasNet Group has commissioned Czechia’s largest load testing station for long-term gas meter testing in Pardubice. The station is used to verify the quality and reliability of meters from various suppliers before GasNet purchases and installs them in its distribution network. Working with key partners, the company focuses primarily on whether the tested gas meters retain their accuracy in measuring gas consumption over the long term. Stable, reliable measurement is absolutely essential for gas customers, traders and GasNet alike, as the largest gas distributor, GasNet is responsible for measuring consumption.

With an investment of 9 million crowns, the company has strengthened the self-sufficiency of the Czech gas industry in verifying gas meter reliability while also reducing its costs for this type of testing.

“When you distribute gas, you need to be certain that all gas meters always measure consumption accurately. At GasNet, we do everything possible to ensure that this remains the case in the long term,” explains Ivo Jirovský, GasNet’s Director of Strategic Asset Management, and continues: