ČEZ Distribuce unveils CZK 23bn grid investment plan through 2035

ČEZ Distribuce has published a draft ten-year development plan for its regional distribution system for 2026–2035. The document systematically outlines planned investments in power lines, transformer substations and grid modernisation, intended to respond to growing demand for connections for new generation sources, particularly photovoltaics, as well as rising electricity consumption associated with electric vehicles and heat pumps. Total investment in the main grid projects is set to exceed CZK 22.9 billion in the first five-year period.

ČEZ Distribuce operates the largest regional distribution system in the Czech Republic. Its infrastructure covers approximately 66% of the country’s area and supplies electricity to more than 3.8 million metering points. The total length of lines in the network exceeds 170,000 km, of which approximately 10,000 km are extra-high-voltage lines (110 kV).

The distribution system is used to connect consumers and smaller generation sources. By the end of 2025, more than 155,000 generating facilities were registered in the network, the overwhelming majority of which were renewable energy sources, particularly photovoltaic power plants.