Czechs buy gas from Algeria to offset Russian supplies

The Czech Republic has started to import gas from Algeria in a bid to offset supplies from Russia as it pursues its war on Ukraine, the CEZ power group said on Thursday. The supplies using pipelines in Tunisia and Italy will cover around two percent of Czech gas consumption, corresponding to the needs of 100,000 households, CEZ spokesman Roman Gazdik said in a statement. He added that supplies negotiated with Algeria's state-owned Sonatrach company had started in October.