Company profile

NET4GAS is a gas transmission system operator in the Czech Republic and responsible for:

• International natural gas transmission across the Czech Republic to western Europe
• Inland gas transmission to meet the Czech Republic’s needs

Establishment of the company

On the basis of the requirements laid down in a European Union directive and an amendment to the Energy Act, on January 1, 2006, RWE Transgas stopped operating as a transmission system operator and split into two legally autonomous and independently functioning parts. The transmission system is now operated by NET4GAS, while RWE Transgas acts solely as a gas trader. The legal unbundling of the company ensures equal access for all importers and traders on the natural gas market.

The transmission system

The NET4GAS transit system is comprised of very high-pressure gas pipelines operated under nominal pressures ranging from 6.1 MPa to 8.4 MPa, and with nominal diameters ranging from 800 to 1,400 mm and a total length of almost 2,460 km, including six compressor stations with a total installed capacity of 351 MW. The points of entry into the transit system are border transfer stations at Lanžhot and Hora Svaté Kateřiny in the Czech Republic, and at Olbernhau in Germany, while the points of exit from the transit system are the border transfer stations at Waidhaus and Hora Svaté Kateřiny.

The inland transmission system is comprised of high-pressure and very high-pressure gas pipelines operated under nominal pressures ranging from 4.0 MPa to 6.1 MPa, and with nominal diameters ranging from 65 to 700 mm and a total length of almost 1,190 km.

Membership in gas organizations