The largest Czech energy company, ČEZ has delivered enough liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the Dutch Eemshaven terminal to cover the Czech Republic’s entire annual consumption, the company announced.
Since the terminal opened in September 2022, 72 tankers arrived with gas for the Czech Republic. These vessels transported 6.44 billion cubic metres (bcm), a volume equivalent to 73.1 gigawatt hours. This total accounted for roughly 99 per cent of the country’s 2024 demand of 73.8 GWh. In 2025, 28 ships carrying gas destined for the Czech Republic arrived at the terminal, transporting 2.48 billion cubic metres of gas, the equivalent of more than one-third of the Czech Republic’s annual gas consumption.
None of the shipments contained Russian gas, as the facility’s users enforce a strict ban on such imports.The Eemshaven facility can process 8 bcm of gas annually. ČEZ has 3 bcm of that capacity under contract. LNG is delivered to the terminal in specially modified tankers. After being heated and converted into a gaseous state at the terminal, it is injected into the transport pipeline system.
“The Dutch terminal has been instrumental in ending the use of Russian gas in the Czech Republic and overcoming the energy crisis,” aid Daniel Beneš, Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of ČEZ. “Since the beginning of the terminal’s operation, we have secured the equivalent of the Czech Republic’s entire annual gas consumption through the terminal. The construction of LNG terminals in Europe and the building of new supply chains outside Russia have helped the whole of Europe to cope with the energy crisis. Thanks to gas supplies from the United States and other countries, sufficient quantities of the commodity have been available to customers, which has been positively reflected in end prices for Czech customers as well.”