SPP Storage

What SPP Storage does

SPP Storage, s.r.o. is a privately held Czech operator of an underground natural gas storage facility in Dolní Bojanovice, one of the country's most significant historic oil and gas areas. The facility was originally constructed in 1999 and the operating company was founded in 2012; capacity has been expanded in phased stages to the current 6.94 TWh working gas level reached in 2019. SPP Storage is the only operator in the Czech Republic running a cross-border underground gas storage facility, with proprietary pipeline infrastructure connecting to the transmission systems of both the Czech Republic and Slovakia; a new pipeline interconnection into NET4GAS's Kostice Transfer Station went live to enable Czech-grid access, with scheduled commercial cross-border operations starting April 2025.

The facility's core technology is organized around four separate underground storage compounds at depths of 700 to 2,100 meters—the Main Compound (~1,600m, divided into three interconnected blocks), Lenticles (~1,800m), Lábaský Horizon Southeast (~2,000m, a former oil-gas deposit), and Sarmat (~700m, a former gas deposit)—providing operational flexibility and geological redundancy. Surface installations include silica gas treatment technology (added 2017) and a 24/7 operational control system managing injection and withdrawal. A 28+ km DN700 PN80 pipeline equipped with three safety shut-off valves (operable remotely or autonomously on significant gas pressure drop) links the underground storage to both transmission grids.

The business model is B2B enterprise sales of storage capacity through three time horizons: annual and monthly capacity is allocated via electronic auctions on the ProEbiz platform, while daily capacity is reserved through a customer portal gated behind a framework agreement. Both fixed and interruptible performance levels are available, and a set of add-on services includes capacity transfer, capacity assignment, gas transfer, cross-border usage, additional interruptible/firm capacity, additional working gas volume, and REMIT reporting services. Target customers fall into three primary segments: gas traders and suppliers (for balancing, arbitrage, and risk management), industrial consumers (for backup supply and peak demand management), and energy sector participants (for supply security and geopolitical contingency buffer). The firm is supported by approximately 30 professionals, operates under the Czech Energy Act and Regulation No. 349/2015 Coll., and is GDPR-compliant; revenue, pricing, and ownership details are not publicly disclosed.

Name

SPP Storage

Legal name

SPP Storage, s.r.o.

Website

https://sppstorage.cz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SPP Storage operates a 6.94 TWh underground natural gas storage facility in Dolní Bojanovice, Czech Republic—the country's only cross-border storage, connected to both Czech and Slovak transmission systems and serving gas traders, industrial consumers, and energy firms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Underground Natural Gas Storage Services

NAICS

Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas (486210)

SIC

Natural Gas Transmission (4922), Public Warehousing & Storage (4220)

akta.pro primary industry

Underground Storage (Salt Caverns, Depleted Reservoirs) (EUALAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Tank Leasing & Third-Party Storage Operators (EUALAEAF), Natural Gas Storage Trading & Optimization (EUAGAGAG), Natural Gas Storage Facilities (Underground Storage, LNG Peak-Shaving) (TLAGAKAC)

Keywords

• Underground gas storage
• Natural gas storage services
• Cross-border gas storage
• Gas capacity auctions
• Gas storage operator

Headquarters

HQ city

Dolni Bojanovice

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Storage Capacity Sales: Annual, monthly, and daily storage capacity sold via electronic auctions and client portal. Provides fixed/interruptible performance options for both injection and withdrawal operations.
2. Additional Services: Supplementary services including transfer of storage capacity, assignment of storage capacity, gas transfer, cross-border usage, additional interruptible capacities, additional firm capacity, additional working gas volume, and REMIT reporting services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SPP Storage operates the underground natural gas storage facility at Dolní Bojanovice in the Czech Republic, providing cross-border underground gas storage services with a working gas capacity of 6.94 TWh distributed across four underground compounds at depths between 700 and 2,100 meters. The facility is connected via proprietary pipeline infrastructure to the gas transmission systems of both the Czech Republic (NET4GAS) and Slovakia. SPP Storage sells annual, monthly, and daily storage capacity (fixed or interruptible performance) through electronic auctions and a client portal, and offers supplementary services such as capacity transfers, assignment, gas transfer, cross-border usage, additional capacities, working gas volume, and REMIT reporting.

Product overview

SPP Storage operates as a provider of underground natural gas storage services, running a cross-border gas storage facility in Dolní Bojanovice, Czech Republic. The facility has a storage capacity of 6.94 TWh and is the only cross-border gas storage facility in the Czech Republic, connected via its own pipeline infrastructure to transmission systems of both the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The core offering consists of various types of storage capacities (annual, monthly, daily) with fixed or interruptible performance, supplemented by additional services including capacity transfers, gas transfers, and cross-border usage services. Storage capacity is sold through electronic auctions on a third-party platform and via a client portal for daily bookings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Underground Gas Storage Facility — Dolní Bojanovice Underground natural gas storage facility with a working gas capacity of 6.94 TWh, consisting of four separate compounds at depths of 700-2,100 meters (Main Compound at ~1,600m, Lenticles at ~1,800m, Lábaský Horizon Southeast at ~2,000m, and Sarmat at ~700m). Connected via proprietary pipeline to the Czech NET4GAS and Slovak transmission systems.
• Annual Storage Capacity Annual storage capacity contracts offered with either fixed or interruptible performance levels for injection and withdrawal operations. Sold through electronic auctions, providing seasonal storage rights to gas traders, suppliers, and industrial consumers.
• Monthly Storage Capacity Monthly storage capacity contracts offered with either fixed or interruptible performance levels for injection and withdrawal operations. Allocated through electronic auctions on the ProEbiz platform for shorter-horizon storage needs.
• Daily Storage Capacity Daily storage capacity with fixed or interruptible performance options, reserved through the customer section on the company website. Requires an existing framework agreement between SPP Storage and the customer as a prerequisite.
• Cross-Border Usage Service Service for cross-border utilization of the underground gas storage facility, linking Czech and Slovak transmission systems and enabling storage services across both market zones. Planned commercial start from April 2025.
• Storage Capacity Transfer Service Service enabling the transfer of contracted storage capacity between parties, allowing secondary trading of storage rights.
• Storage Capacity Assignment Service Service allowing assignment of contracted storage capacity from one entity to another, supporting portfolio restructuring by storage customers.
• Gas Transfer Service Service enabling transfer of gas within the underground storage facility between customers' storage accounts.
• REMIT Reporting Service Service supporting compliance with REMIT (Regulation on Energy Market Integrity and Transparency) reporting requirements for storage transactions at the Dolní Bojanovice facility.

Quantifiable outcome

• Storage capacity of 6.94 TWh after gradual expansion from initial construction
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• NET4GAScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023NET4GAS operates the Kostice Transfer Station whose technological units directly connect to SPP Storage's pipeline infrastructure at the Hrušky Trunk Valve. This connection enables SPP Storage's cross-border gas storage services by linking the underground storage facility to the Czech transmission system. The partnership involves pipeline interconnection construction completed in 2023 with testing in 2024 and planned commercial operation from 2025.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Astora GmbH: German gas storage operator with large salt-cavern and porous-reservoir facilities at the German/Czech border region (e.g., Jemgum, Bad Lauchstädt, Haidach). Directly comparable in reservoir types and Central European customer base.
• Storengy: ENGIE subsidiary and Europe's largest underground gas storage operator with salt cavern and aquifer reservoirs across France, Germany and the UK. Comparable in core activity (third-party underground storage) but operates a much larger, multi-country portfolio.
• VNG Gasspeicher GmbH: One of Germany's largest independent gas storage operators with porous-media and salt-cavern facilities. Comparable third-party underground storage model, though primarily serving the German market rather than Czech/Slovak.
• Uniper Energy Storage: Operates large underground gas storage in Germany and Austria, including the major 7+ TWh capacity sites. Comparable in providing third-party storage services to traders and utilities, with broader European footprint.
• RWE Gas Storage: RWE's gas storage business operates depleted reservoir and salt cavern storage in Germany and Czechia (including the Háje and Stráž storage complexes). Overlaps with SPP Storage in Czech underground storage and broader Central European capacity.

Regional players

• MOL Group: Hungarian integrated oil and gas group with underground gas storage activities in the CEE region. Comparable regional exposure to Central European gas infrastructure markets, though storage is part of a broader upstream/downstream portfolio.

Others

• NET4GAS: Czech Republic gas transmission system operator and SPP Storage's strategic partner (operator of the Kostice Transfer Station). Not a storage peer, but the critical pipeline-counterparty that enables SPP Storage's cross-border service and whose regulatory decisions directly shape demand for the storage asset.

Direct peers

• NAFTA a.s. Slovak underground gas storage operator with facilities near the Czech border. Closest geographic and operational peer; notably, SPP Storage's commercial dispatching contact routes through @nafta.sk, suggesting close operational ties. Both operate depleted-reservoir storage serving the Czech-Slovak market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/sppcesko
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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/spp-storage-s-r-o-

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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