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Almost one third of TAP route cleared in Greece, Albania

18 January 2017 13:07 (UTC+04:00)
Almost one third of TAP route cleared in Greece, Albania

By Trend

The implementation of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) pipeline project continues rapidly despite the severe winter in the EU.

Nearly one third of TAP route has been cleared and graded (250km out of 765km) in Greece and Albania, TAP said on its Twitter page.

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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