The Czech Republic sharply increased its gas imports from Russia. According to Czech gas transmission system operator NET4GAS, the share of Russian gas in Czech imports reached 62% in January. This was reported by the Czech portal Novinky.cz.
For the first 10 months of 2023, the republic practically got by without Russian gas. Its share in imports was only 2 percent. However, since November the situation has changed significantly and Russian gas now accounts for the majority of supplies to the Czech Republic. writes the publication.
According to the newspaper, supplies are mainly made through Slovakia. This is also confirmed by NET4GAS data from early December.
Earlier, Czech Minister of Industry and Trade Josef Sikela announced that the republic had accumulated gas reserves for the winter and did not need Russian gas. However, despite this, deliveries continue.
According to UniCredit Bank economist Jiri Pour, gas imports from Russia in the last quarter of 2023 alone have increased Russia’s balance of payments by almost 8 billion kroner (about $345 million). Approximately 2 billion kroner ($86 million) was added to this amount in January.
“As a result, this means that in the last quarter of last year alone, Czech imports of natural gas increased Russia’s balance of payments by almost eight billion crowns (about $345.1 million). In January, approximately 2 billion crowns (approximately 86.3 million dollars) were added to this amount,” Pour said.
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