Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Feb. 28
By Huseyn Hasanov– Trend:
The total length of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline will be approximately 1,840 kilometers, a source close to the Turkmen oil and gas sector told Trend.
A 205-kilometer section of the pipeline will run through Turkmenistan, an 816-kilometer section will run through Afghanistan and an 819-kilometer section will go through Pakistan.
It was earlier reported that the total length of the TAPI pipeline will be 1,814 kilometers.
Construction of the Turkmen section of the TAPI gas pipeline began in December 2015.
Construction of the Afghan section of the TAPI gas pipeline started Feb. 23, 2018. The pipeline is scheduled to run along the Kandahar-Herat Highway in western Afghanistan, and further through the cities of Quetta and Multan in Pakistan. The pipeline’s route will end in the Indian city of Fazilka.