Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Feb. 7
By Huseyn Hasanov– Trend:
The Trans-Caspian gas pipeline construction project is opening great prospects, Turkmenistan State News Agency reported Feb. 7.
The gas pipeline, via which natural fuel can be supplied from Central Asia to Europe, can be connected to the East-West gas pipeline and the energy infrastructure of Azerbaijan and Georgia, the report said.
The corresponding negotiations have been conducted since 2011 between the interested parties – the EU, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan. The project of laying the Trans-Caspian gas pipeline to the coast of Azerbaijan, where the Turkmen raw materials can be delivered to Turkey and further to Europe, is being promoted with this purpose.
The Trans-Caspian gas pipeline construction project can be implemented as part of the Southern Gas Corridor project. The Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP – which involves Turkey and Azerbaijan) or Azerbaijan-Georgia-Romania Interconnector (AGRI) projects may be useful in this field.