The annual capacity of the gas pipeline will reach 33 billion cubic meters. It is planned that the total length of the TAPI pipeline will be 1,814 kilometers. Some 214 kilometers will pass through the territory of Turkmenistan, 774 kilometers - Afghanistan, 826 kilometers - Pakistan.
The project is expected to be completed in late 2019.
The report said also that Turkmen gas will help to meet the growing need of “blue fuel” in India and Pakistan, the demand for which may increase by twofold until 2030. Moreover, it will reduce the permanent deficit of energy resources in transit Afghanistan, according to the report.
TAPI Pipeline Company Limited was created for the construction and commissioning of the pipeline. It consists of gas companies of the participating countries and negotiations with other potential participants continue. Currently, the assessment of the financial package required for the gas pipeline’s construction from the Afghan border to Indian border, is being conducted.
Representatives of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the Islamic Development Bank (IDB), the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) and the Japanese government have already expressed their interest to participate in the TAPI pipeline’s financing.
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