Turkmenistan discussing TAPI pipeline construction pace
A report on the construction pace of the
Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline was
delivered at a meeting of the Turkmen Cabinet of Ministers, the
Turkmen government said Feb. 27.
It is reported that the work is carried out in the Turkmen section
in accordance with the approved plan. Six kilometers of pipes were
laid.
The work is conducted by the contractor of the Turkmen section of
the project - Turkmennebitgazgurlushyk state concern.
After hearing the report, Turkmen President Gurbanguly
Berdimuhamedov emphasized the international significance of the
TAPI project in the context of forming new architecture of the
global energy security and creating the conditions for the global
sustainable development.
“Having big hydrocarbon reserves, Turkmenistan is successfully
implementing an energy strategy, aimed at increasing production
volumes, oil and gas processing and export of Turkmen energy
resources to the world markets,” the president said.
Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline will
make it possible to deliver gas from Turkmenistan, which ranks
fourth in the world on biggest gas reserves, to large and promising
markets of South and Southeast Asia.
“The construction of the TAPI gas pipeline will give a powerful
impetus to the economic development of the region,” the president
said. “It will help resolve social and humanitarian issues and
establish peace and stability.”
The annual capacity of the gas pipeline will be 33 billion cubic
meters.
It is planned that the total length of the TAPI pipeline will be
1,814 kilometers. Some 214 kilometers will pass through the
territory of Turkmenistan, 774 kilometers - Afghanistan, 826
kilometers - Pakistan up to Fazilka settlement on the border with
India.
The pipeline is to run from Galkynysh – the largest gas field in
Turkmenistan – the through the Afghan cities of Herat and Kandahar,
and finally reach the Fazilka township located near the
India-Pakistan border. The estimated cost of the project will be up
to $10 billion.
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