By Trend
The European Commission will allocate 5 million euros worth
grant for the Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline ( TANAP ), which
is a part of the Southern Gas Corridor, envisaging transportation
of Azerbaijani gas to Europe, said a message from TANAP
consortium.
The grant will be allocated under the CEF Energy Work
Program.
The funds will be spent on the monitoring and verification of
engineering work and Cathodic Protection design procedure under
TANAP project.
"European Union countries have decided to invest a total of 48.4
million euros in infrastructure projects and TANAP has been one of
the two natural gas projects selected for financial support under
the program's first call for proposals,” said the message.
Reportedly, the total amount of grants allocated by EU for TANAP
has exceeded 15 million euros since 2014.
A ceremony to launch Phase 0 of TANAP took place June 12 in the
Turkish city of Eskisehir.
First commercial gas deliveries to Turkey commenced within the
Southern Gas Corridor on June 30.
TANAP, together with Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), is a part of
the Southern Gas Corridor, which provides for the transportation of
gas from the Azerbaijani field Shah Deniz to Europe.
The initial capacity of TANAP is expected to be 16 billion cubic
meters of gas per year. About six billion cubic meters will be
supplied to Turkey, and the rest to Europe. After completion of the
TAP, the gas will reach Europe in early 2020.
The share distribution in TANAP is as follows: Southern Gas
Corridor CJSC - 51 percent, SOCAR Turkey Enerji - 7 percent, Botas
- 30 percent, and BP - 12 percent.
The launching ceremony of the first stage of the Southern Gas
Corridor project was held in Baku on May 29.
The gas from the Azerbaijani Shah Deniz field has already gone
through the first segment of the Southern Gas Corridor - from the
Sangachal terminal to the expanded South Caucasus Pipeline.
The Southern Gas Corridor, which costs more than $40 billion, is
one of the priority projects for the EU and provides for the
transportation of 10 billion cubic meters of Azerbaijani gas from
the Caspian region through Georgia and Turkey to Europe.
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