TAP construction continues with minimal environmental impact
The construction of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) continues with minimal impact on the environment in the countries where the project is carried out.
To minimize the impact on the Mediterranean Maquis – the forest typically found along the Southern Italian coast – TAP used a helicopter during a geotechnical survey conducted in San Foca on December13-19, 2016, according to the message posted on TAP’s website.
Following this and other surveys carried out on the San Foca beach in October 2016, TAP has now completed all the geological studies required for the construction of the approximately 1.5km micro-tunnel, which will ensure the pipeline’s environmental impact is reduced to a minimum and works bypass the beach, said the message.
Additionally, in line with TAP’s commitment to avoid any interference with the main tourism season during the summer and other relevant activities on the coast, the work was performed during the month of December.
TAP will continue to work taking every care on the ground and limit as much as possible any environmental impact along the project route.
TAP is a part of the Southern Gas Corridor which is one of the
priority energy projects for the EU.
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 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.
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