BAKU, Azerbaijan, Dec.6
By Leman Zeynalova – Trend:
On 29 November the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) consortium successfully completed the public consultation of the relevant provisions of the Interconnection Agreements with adjacent transmission system operators (TSOs), Vugar Veysalov, TAP Head of External Affairs, told Trend.
“TAP and the adjacent TSOs will provide responses to the comments received and submit a public consultation report to the relevant National Regulatory Authorities for information. TAP will also publish a report comprising the responses to the non-confidential comments on its website,” he said.
On 30 September 2019 TAP launched the public consultation on certain provisions of the draft Interconnection Agreements (IA) with respective adjacent Transmission System Operators (TSOs) for the following Interconnection Points (IP):
Interconnection Agreement with TANAP Doğalgaz İletim A.Ş. for the IP of Kipoi
Interconnection Agreement with ICGB AD for the IP of Komotini
Interconnection Agreement with DESFA S.A. for the IP of Nea Mesimvria
Interconnection Agreement with Snam Rete Gas S.p.A for the IP of Melendugno
TAP project, worth 4.5 billion euros, is one of the priority energy projects for the European Union (EU). The project envisages transportation of gas from Azerbaijan's Shah Deniz Stage 2 to the EU countries.
Connecting with the Trans Anatolian Pipeline (TANAP) at the Greek-Turkish border, TAP will cross Northern Greece, Albania and the Adriatic Sea before coming ashore in Southern Italy to connect to the Italian natural gas network.
The project is currently in its construction phase, which started in 2016.
Once built, TAP will offer a direct and cost-effective transportation route opening up the vital Southern Gas Corridor, a 3,500-kilometer long gas value chain stretching from the Caspian Sea to Europe.
TAP shareholders include BP (20 percent), SOCAR (20 percent), Snam S.p.A. (20 percent), Fluxys (19 percent), Enagás (16 percent) and Axpo (5 percent).
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