DANISH DISTRICT HEATING ROADSHOW STRENGTHENS TIES WITH CZECH UTILITIES

A Danish district heating delegation visited Prague, Pilsen and Brno on 6–8 October 2026, bringing Danish technology providers into direct dialogue with some of the Czech Republic’s leading district heating companies about the sector’s transition away from fossil fuels.

The Danish District Heating Road Show to Czechia brought together Danish companies, Czech utilities and sector experts for three days of workshops, technical discussions, site visits and networking. 

The roadshow was organised by DBDH in cooperation with the Embassy of Denmark in Prague and the Czech District Heating Association. Its central purpose was to connect Danish know-how and technology with a Czech district heating sector facing major investments in decarbonisation, modernisation and efficiency improvements.

Czech district heating currently serves around 40% of households, while the sector is undergoing substantial change driven by the planned phase-out of coal and European climate and efficiency requirements. Danish solutions are particularly relevant as Czech utilities increasingly look towards biomass, waste-to-energy, heat pumps, cogeneration, digitalisation and other lower-carbon technologies.

Three cities – three perspectives on the Czech heat transition

The roadshow opened in Prague, where Danish participants met representatives from major Czech energy and district heating companies including ČEZ, Veolia Energie ČR, ENETIQA, SUAS and EPH. The workshop combined an introduction to the transformation of the Czech district heating sector with Danish experience and presentations of solutions from the participating companies.

The program continued with a visit to the Třeboradice Heating Plant, an important part of Prague’s district heating system. The plant forms part of a network supplying more than 230,000 households and is involved in Prague’s wider transition away from coal.

In Pilsen, the delegation met Plzeňská teplárenská and regional utilities at the ZEVO Chotíkov waste-to-energy facility. Discussions focused on the company’s plans to decarbonise heat production and phase out coal, including increased use of biomass, waste-to-energy and new CHP capacity. The visit also gave participants the opportunity to see ZEVO Chotíkov first-hand.

The final stop was Brno, where Teplárny Brno and utilities from the wider region presented their development plans. Teplárny Brno is pursuing several major projects, including biomass, heat storage and a longer-term proposal to supply heat from the Dukovany nuclear power plant.

Danish solutions met concrete Czech investment plans

Ten Danish companies took part in the roadshow: Kamstrup, Linka Energy, Innargi, Fenagy, Broen, Grundfos, Everllence, Advansor, Danfoss and Inopower. Their technologies and expertise covered several of the areas that are becoming increasingly important in the Czech heat transition.

A key element throughout the program was that Czech utilities presented their own transformation plans before the Danish companies introduced their solutions. This created a practical framework for discussions about where Danish technologies and experience could match upcoming Czech projects – one of the main objectives behind the roadshow.

For DBDH, the visit also built on the strong Czech interest in Danish district heating demonstrated during a Czech delegation visit to Denmark in April 2025. The roadshow moved the dialogue forward by bringing Danish companies directly to Czech utilities and their technical and management teams.

Reflecting on the three-day tour, the delegation highlighted the openness and engagement they encountered across the Czech district heating sector, as well as the strong interest in Danish solutions. 

The three-day program showed a Czech district heating sector in rapid transition – and a strong match between its emerging needs and Danish experience with efficient, flexible and increasingly fossil-free district heating.