Baku, Azerbaijan, Dec. 9
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
The Trans-Anatolian pipeline project (TANAP) poses no threat to the environment, Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Taner Yildiz was quoted Dec. 9 by Turkish TRT Haber TV channel.
"Despite the importance of TANAP for Turkey, the route of the pipeline section, passing through the territory of the country, was slightly changed to minimize its impact on the environment," he said.
Earlier, some Turkish media reported that the project implementation allegedly poses a threat to the environment.
It is planned to commission TANAP in 2018. The project's cost is estimated at $10-11 billion.
Contracts for the supply of pipes for the construction of TANAP were signed in Turkey's Ankara city on Oct.14 with six Turkish and one Chinese company.
Turkey's Mannesmann-Noksel-Erciyas and Umran-Emek consortiums, Toscelik Profil ve Sac Endustrisi, as well as a Chinese contractor Baosteel Europe won the tender for the supply of pipes for the TANAP project.
All the companies that will participate in the construction and supply of the TANAP project in Turkey are exempt from VAT.
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