Energy/oil/gas/coal/uranium resources of the
Czech Republic
Crude oil
Sources of the crude oil are concentrated mainly
in south Moravia. Crude oil from the Czech Republic covers only 5 % of the
total consumption.
Two crude oil pipelines lead to the Czech
Republic:
Družba – from Russia
Ingolstadt – from Germany
Uranium
Functional bearings in the Czech Republic are Rožná,
Brzkov, Jesenice – Pucov,... (mostly in North Bohemia).
The Czech Republic has enough uranium reserves.
However, uranium for the nuclear power plants is imported. There 31.8 % of
electric energy was produced in 2008.
Natural gas
Natural gas is found mostly near the oil or
black coal bearings. Gas is considered an ecological fuelling. Main mining
areas in the Czech Republic are: South Moravia, North Moravia. In Příbram there
is an underground store of natural gas. 
Natural gas is
imported from Russia.
Black coal
In the Czech Republic there are a lot of
bearings of the black coal. Black coal is even exported. Surroundings of
Ostrava are the main mining area. Bearings are also in the Beskydy mountains.
(2008: 7.0 % electricity from black coal.)
Brown coal
In the CR there are 9 mined deposits with a total annual mining of 48.7 million tons. The brown coal is mainly mined in foothills of the Ore Mountains - at Sokolov, Chomutov and in Most Basin. Its combustion produces power in heat power plants. (2008: 50.7 % el. energy from brown coal.)
Hydro power stations
Their power is about
800 MW
. In the CR most hydro power plants are on the rivers Labe and Vltava. In 2008, hydropower energy was about 2.4 %
of the total energy gain.
Biomass
In 2008, 1.4 %
electrical energy was produced from biomass.
Wind power
The power of the wind
power stations is over 200 MW (2008: 0.29 %). It is not too much, but it is
environmentally friendly. Most wind power stations are in Krušné hory
mountains.
Solar Power
Solar power stations have not yet a big power (about 80 MW), but they are ecological.
They are almost everywhere.