In the Czech Republic, individual sources have the following shares in the energy produced:
- solid fuels (58.6%)
- nuclear energy (24.2%)
- renewable sources (14.9%)
- other (2.3%)
With 32%, the Czech Republic is the sixth least dependent EU country on the import of fuels, mainly oil and natural gas.
There has been a continued drop in energy consumption both in the EU and the Czech Republic in recent years. The main reasons were: transfer of energy demanding industrial sectors outside the EU and energy efficiency measures.
In the Czech Republic, individual sources have the following shares on the final energy consumption:
- oil products (27.6%)
- natural gas (22.4%)
- electricity (19.4%)
The Czech Republic has been a traditional industrial country. In 2015, 30.9% of energy was consumed by industry, 25.1% by households, 24.3% in the transportation sector, 10.7% in the services sector, and 2.3% in agriculture and forestry.
In the Czech Republic, electricity is mainly produced from fossil fuels (59.4%) and in nuclear power stations (32.9%). Electricity produced in hydro, solar and wind power stations accounts for 7.6% in total.
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