The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), through which Azerbaijani gas is supplied to Europe, can gradually increase its capacity to 20 billion cubic meters, Executive Director of the TAP consortium Luca Schieppati said at today's Sustainable Future Forum, Report informs.
According to him, the expansion of TAP capacity can help realize the energy and climate ambitions of Italy and Europe as a whole.
Schieppati noted that since its start, TAP has transported more than 25 billion cubic meters of gas to Europe: "Of these, more than 21 billion cubic meters have helped to strengthen the security of supplies to Italy. Through TAP, we have demonstrated that it is possible to build a strategic energy infrastructure, fully taking into account all characteristics of the transit territories".