Over 50% of pipes for TAP delivered in Greece, Albania
By Trend
More than 50 percent of steel pipes needed for construction of
the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) have been delivered in Greece and
Albania, reads the message posted on TAP’s Twitter page.
TAP project envisages transportation of gas from the Stage 2 of
development of Azerbaijan's Shah Deniz gas and condensate field to
the EU countries.
The 870-kilometer pipeline will be connected to the Trans Anatolian
Pipeline (TANAP) on the Turkish-Greek border, run through Greece,
Albania and the Adriatic Sea, before coming ashore in Italy's
south.
The length of the pipeline in Greece is approximately 550
kilometers. TAP’s longest section, it will start at Kipoi, near the
country’s border with Turkey, and finish at its border with
Albania, south-west of Ieropigi.
TAP’s route through Albania is approximately 215 kilometers onshore
and 37 km offshore in the Albanian section of the Adriatic Sea.
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