99% of TAP pipes welded in Greece, Albania
By Trend
Around 99 percent of pipes of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) have been welded in Greece and Albania, Trend reports with reference to TAP AG consortium.
As the consortium said, 97 percent of the pipes in the abovementioned section of TAP have already been backfilled.
Moreover, 89 percent of the land along the pipeline’s route in Greece and Albania has been restored.
TAP project, worth 4.5 billion euros, is one of the priority energy projects for the European Union (EU). The project envisages transportation of gas from Azerbaijan's Shah Deniz Stage 2 to the EU countries.
Connecting with the Trans Anatolian Pipeline (TANAP) at the Greek-Turkish border, TAP will cross Northern Greece, Albania and the Adriatic Sea before coming ashore in Southern Italy to connect to the Italian natural gas network.
Here we are to serve you with news right now. It does not cost much, but worth your attention.
Choose to support open, independent, quality journalism and subscribe on a monthly basis.
By subscribing to our online newspaper, you can have full digital access to all news, analysis, and much more.
You can also follow AzerNEWS on Twitter @AzerNewsAz or Facebook @AzerNewsNewspaper
Thank you!