ENTSOG GRIP CEE 2014-2023 / Annex A : Country - TSO Profiles

Distribution systems SOs and total number of DSOs in the country NET4GAS, S.R.O. – Number of physical TS-DS connections: 93 – Number of DSOs: 6 PHYSICAL HUBS AND VIRTUAL TRADING POINTS virtual trading point is operated by OTE, a.s. NUMBER OF BALANCING ZONES 1 Demand HISTORICAL ANNUAL GAS DEMAND OF THE NATIONAL MARKET (final customers)

2012: 86.326 TWh 2011: 85.646 TWh 2010: 95.138 TWh

Network Overview NET4GAS, s.r.o. is the transmission system operator in the Czech Republic and ensures natural gas trans- mission over and into the Czech Republic. The company was founded in accordance with the requirements of Directive 2003 / 55 / EC which was im- plemented into the Energy Act. As of January 1, 2006, employees, assets, and activities related to the nat- ural gas transmission were transferred from RWE Transgas, a.s. into the company. NET4GAS operates gas pipeline system in a total length of 3 813 km with nominal diameters from DN 80 to DN 1400 and with nominal pressures from 4 to 8.4 MPa. The required gas pressure in the pipelines is ensured through compressor stations with a spacing of approximately 100 km. On the northern branch VJGTG CTG %5 -TCNKEG PCF 1UNCXQW CPF -QWįKO QP VJG UQWVJGTP DTCPEJ %5 $įGENCX *QUVKO CPF 8GUGNÉ PCF .WzPKEÉ 6JG VQVCN KPUVCNNGF QWVRWV RQYGT QH VJG %5 KU /9 6JG KPFKXKFWCN ICU RKRGNKPG DTCPEJGU CTG KP- VGTEQPPGEVGF CV VJG MG[ LWPEVKQP RQKPVU /CNGwQXKEG *QURQ\ÉP CPF 4Q\XCFQX At the entry to and the exit from the CZ the gas is being taken and handed over, i.e metered volume- and SWCNKV[ YKUG CV VJG DQTFGT VTCPUHGT UVCVKQPU DGVYGGP VJG %< CPF VJG 5NQXCM 4GRWDNKE CV .CPzJQV DGVYGGP VJG %< CPF )GTOCP[ CV *QTC 5XCVÅ -CVGįKP[ 5C[FC *QTC 5XCVÅ -CVGįKP[ 1NDGTPJCW 9CKFJCWU CPF Brandov. Between CR and Poland the gas is taken and handed over at the entry and exit at the BTS Cieszyn. From the transmission system the gas is further supplied to the distribution systems, underground storage facilities and to the facilities of directly connected customers over 93 transfer stations. All transfer stations CTG GSWKRRGF YKVJ EQOOGTEKCN OGVGTKPI HQT PCVWTCN ICU XQNWOGU )CU SWCNKV[ ITQUU ECNQTKƂE XCNWG KU measured at 22 node points within the system.

NET4GAS, s.r.o. U T Q URQNGêPQUV U TWêGPÉO QOG\GPÙO Ů .KOKVGF NKCDKNKV[ EQORCP[ WEBSITE www.net4gas.cz CURRENT PUBLICATIONS National Ten-Year Network Development Plan 2014–2023 TOTAL LENGTH OF THE TRANSMISSION NETWORK (this excludes distribution) operates 3,813 km TOTAL COMPRESSOR POWER 297 MW TOTAL TRANSPORTED ENERGY (in gas) 355.318 TWh UNBUNDLING MODEL ITO

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