ČEZ enhances energy security by entering into a contract for gas supplies from Algeria

After two years of demanding negotiations, ČEZ trading experts have concluded a contract with the Algerian company SONATRACH for the supply of gas from Algeria. The supplies were launched in October this year. Gas will travel from Algeria via Tunisia, then through an undersea pipeline to Italy, and on to Europe and Czech Republic. The contract for an annual volume that will be able to cover the annual consumption of some 100,000 households, representing approximately 2 percent of the country’s annual gas consumption. ČEZ has been supported by the Ministry of Trade and Industry of the Czech Republic, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, and the Czech Embassy in Algeria.