Trenching on TAP route in Greece and Albania completed by 97%

Baku. 10 October. REPORT.AZ/ Trenching of TAP route in Greece and Albania, which is 744 km out of 765km in total, has been completed by 97%, Report informs citing TAP AG.

TAP, which is a part of the Southern Gas Corridor project, will initially transport annual 10 bln cubic meters of the gas produced within 'Shah Deniz 2' project, to Europe. This pipeline will join TANAP (Trans Anatolian) pipeline in Kipoi territory on Turkey-Greece border and cross Greece, Albania and the Adriatic Sea before going onshore in southern Italy.

After reviewing various selection options during two years, on June 28, 2013, 'Shah Deniz' Consortium officially declared selection of the TAP project. The pipeline is 878 kilometers in length, 550 km of which will cover Greece, 215 Albania, 105 Adriatic Sea and 8 km Southern Italy. Highest point of the pipeline will be in the mountains of Albania (1,800 meters), the lower part (-820 meters) beneath the sea.

TAP's groundbreaking ceremony was held in Thessaloniki, Greece on May 17, 2016. Azerbaijani gas will be delivered to Europe in 2020.