BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 30. The capacity of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) may be increased from the current 10 billion cubic meters to 20 billion cubic meters between 2027 and 2030, said Stefano Venier, CEO of Snam, an Italian energy infrastructure company and a shareholder in the TAP AG consortium, Trend reports.
He made the remarks during the presentation of the company’s business plan until 2027.
Noting that 2030 is a more probable timeline, Venier stated that the ability to increase the pipeline's capacity depends more on the availability of gas in Azerbaijan than on demand.
TAP transports natural gas from the giant Shah Deniz field in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea to Europe. The 878 km long pipeline connects with the Trans Anatolian Pipeline (TANAP) at the Turkish-Greek border in Kipoi, crosses Greece and Albania and the Adriatic Sea, before coming ashore in Southern Italy.
TAP facilitates gas supplies to South Eastern European countries through existing and prospective interconnectors. TAP is connected to Interconnector Greece Bulgaria (IGB) which started its commercial operations in October 2022, providing Caspian gas to Bulgaria, enhancing security of energy supplies in one more European country. TAP’s exits in Greece and Albania, together with the landfall in Italy provide multiple opportunities for further transport of gas from Azerbaijan to the wider European markets.
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