BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 31. The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) consortium is considering installation of new electro-compressors, Luca Schieppati, TAP managing director, said in an exclusive interview with Trend ahead of the Baku Energy Week to be held from June 4 through June 6.
“As part of our commitment to decarbonization, we are dedicated to ensuring our own operations are climate neutral by 2050. In both the short and long terms, our focus is on prioritizing initiatives that have the highest impact on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, while enhancing energy efficiency measures,” he said.
Schieppati noted that in 2023 TAP achieved an overall reduction of around 30 percent in greenhouse gas emissions and about 70 percent in methane emissions compared to the annual forecasts, primarily attributable to various initiatives implemented under TAP’s 2022-2025 Carbon Management Plan.
“Based on studies conducted to date, over 90% of TAP’s CO₂ emissions emanate from the operation of our gas-powered compressors. In this context, we are considering the installation of new electro-compressors in both our existing and new stations in the event of future expansion. This includes defining the connection points to electrical grid network, grid reliability and the availability of green electrical power to meet the power requirements of the new compressors,” added TAP’s managing director.
The Trans Adriatic Pipeline operates a natural gas transportation infrastructure from the Greek border with Türkiye to Southern Italy, enabling interested parties to market gas to several European countries.
TAP provides a direct and cost-effective transportation route as part of the Southern Gas Corridor, a 3,500 kilometre gas value chain stretching from the Caspian Sea to Europe.
Working to national and international safety and operational standards, TAP acts as a Transmission System Operator (TSO) and Independent Transmission Operator (ITO), providing capacity to shippers interested in transporting gas in a safe, reliable and efficient manner.
The pipeline starts near the Evros area of Kipoi at the Greek-Turkish border, where it is connected to the Trans Anatolian Pipeline (TANAP). It traverses northern Greece westwards to Ieropigi, Kastoria at the Greek-Albanian border. Crossing Albania and the Adriatic Sea, the pipeline comes ashore in Southern Italy to connect to the Italian gas network.
TAP’s routing facilitates gas supply to several South East European countries and its landfall in Italy provides multiple opportunities for further transportation of Caspian gas to the wider European markets.
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