Baku, Azerbaijan, Feb.28
By Leman Zeynalova – Trend:
Albania has identified three branches of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) as the priority investment projects within its Gas Master Plan, said the message posted on the website of the country’s Energy and Industry Ministry.
These projects include: first line that will connect the Fier station with the Vlora power plant, second line running from Fier to Ballsh and the third transmission line from Tirana and Durres.
These projects can be implemented in the period of 2018-2020.
TAP is a part of the Southern Gas Corridor which is one of the priority energy projects for the European Union.
TAP project envisages transportation of gas from the Stage 2 of development of Azerbaijan's Shah Deniz gas and condensate field to the EU countries.
The pipeline will be connected to the Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) on the Turkish-Greek border, run through Greece, Albania and the Adriatic Sea, before coming ashore in Italy's south.
TAP will be 878 kilometers in length (Greece 550 km, Albania 215 km, Adriatic Sea 105 km, and Italy 8 km). Its highest point will be 1,800 meters in Albania’s mountains, while its lowest point will be 820 meters beneath the sea.
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