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TAP’s Progress in Greece is in Line with Project’s Schedule

Ten months after the Inauguration Ceremony held in May 2016, construction has significantly progressed in two of the three Northern Greek Prefectures to be traversed by the pipeline: Eastern Macedonia-Thrace and Central Macedonia. As of end-March 2017, out of the ca. 550 km of pipeline in total to be built on Greek soil, TAP’s contractors have already: cleared and graded 260 km of the project’s...

Trans Adriatic Pipeline Launches Market Test

TAP launched a market test to allow natural gas shippers to express interest, and in a later phase, secure access to new, long-term capacity in TAP, thereby enabling the future expansion of the pipeline capacity. The market test will be conducted in two main phases: a non-binding phase, starting on 1 July 2019, followed by a binding phase, expected to start earliest in the second quarter of 2020.

TAP Provides €520,000 for New Market in Korça, Albania

On 14 April 2019, TAP, the Municipality of Korça and the Italian-Albanian Debt for Development Swap Program (IADSA) inaugurated a new market hall in Korça, “Markata e Shijes” (in English, the “market of taste”). The new market offers a modern space for the residents of Korça, where they can purchase fresh fruit and vegetables, dairy, meat and sea food products from the surrounding areas.

TAP invests €9 Million to Upgrade Fleet of Utility Vehicles in Northern Greece

TAP will donate 92 utility vehicles to local communities in all three Northern Greek prefectures traversed by the pipeline. The initiative is designed in close collaboration with the Hellenic Government and the competent ministries. The investment amounts to €9 million, committed for the purchase of 33 ambulances, 22 garbage trucks, 17 forestry vehicles, 14 snowploughs and 6 civil protection...

TAP Completes the Shipment of Pipes to Albania

On 16 June, the last shipment of steel line pipes for building the Albanian onshore section of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline was offloaded in the port of Durrës. Approximately 13,000 pipes, bends, and various equipment and machinery weighing more than 200,000 tonnes have been delivered to Durrës since April 2016. The last pipe shipment to Albania marks another important milestone towards the...

TAP’s Progress in Greece: First Hydrotest Completed

TAP successfully completed its first hydrotest, a method for verifying a pipeline’s safety. The hydrotest was applied to the pipeline’s first 1.4 km of the Greek section. Commenting on the first hydrostatic testing of the pipeline, TAP’s Country Manager for Greece, Rikard Scoufias hailed it as a big step that marks yet another important milestone in the construction process, as the project...

TAP Launches Network Code Consultation

TAP launches its consultation process on its draft TAP Network Code (TNC). The TNC sets out the principles and rules which will govern the access, use and operation of the TAP pipeline. It is also a requirement that forms part of the European Commission’s decision on the exemption of TAP from the EU’s Third Gas Directive in relation to third party access, tariff regulation and ownership...

TAP Completes First Phase of Access Roads and Bridges Rehabilitation in Albania

At the end of 2016, TAP completed the first phase of road infrastructure rehabilitation in Albania, comprising the upgrade of approximately 58km of access roads, construction of two new bridges and refurbishment of 40 bridges. Works lasted one year and a half and were conducted by the joint venture formed by Gener 2 Sh.p.K and Sicilsaldo S.p.A.

New “Gjon Mili” Museum of Photography Opens in Albania with support of TAP Funding

TAP, the Albanian Ministry of Culture and the Municipality of Korça inaugurated the new Gjon Mili Museum. The investment amounts to approximately 425,000 Euro and is part of TAP’s social and environmental investment (SEI) programme. The museum exhibits over 240 photographs taken by the renowned photographer Gjon Mili (1904 - 1984), a pioneer in the use of stroboscopic instruments to capture a...

TAP Presents its Progress to 50+ Embassies in Greece

On 4 May 2017, TAP co-hosted a breakfast meeting with H.E. the Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Greece and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps in Athens, Rahman Mustafayev, so as to inform the Embassies located in Greece about the progress of the TAP project. The event was attended by representatives of more than 50 Embassies, as well as delegates from the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Trans Adriatic Pipeline is 2/3 Completed

Baar, Switzerland. TAP is now two thirds completed. This includes all engineering, procurement and construction scope, announced TAP Managing Director Luca Schieppati at the 4th Southern Gas Corridor (SGC) Advisory Council in Baku, Azerbaijan. TAP’s President Walter Peeraer said: “In parallel with construction activities, we are also focusing on commercial and operational readiness, ensuring...

TAP Donates 20 Ambulances to the Greek Emergency Aid Services

Thessaloniki, Greece. On 22 January 2018, the National Emergency Aid Centre (EKAV) and TAP held an event for the delivery of 20 new ambulances. This is the second phase of the total sponsorship of 33 ambulances (as 2 have already been delivered to the Kilkis Hospital), offered by TAP to EKAV in the context of the transregional programme DESTINATION, SAFETY | Donation of Utility Vehicles that...

TAP Introduces First Natural Gas into the Albanian Section of the Pipeline as part of its Testing Phase

On 20 May, TAP started to introduce the first natural gas into a 4 km section of the pipeline in Albania, between the Greek – Albanian border and up to the TAP metering station in Bilisht. In line with national and international safety and operational standards, this is the initial stage of the pipeline testing process, which aims to ensure that the infrastructure is entirely safe and ready for...

Reforestation in Northern Greece with 400.000 trees & shrubs | Full replacement and reinstatement of the forest area used

ΤΑΡ AG will plant ca. 400,000 trees and shrubs, in the context of its reforestation initiative already taking place across the three Northern Greek regions crossed by the pipeline. This includes poplar (ca. 18,700 items); black, Scots and Calabrian pine (210,000, 13,400 and 56,000 items, respectively); cypress (18,000), as well as approximately 75,000 broad-leaved and 7,400 oleander shrubs.

Trans Adriatic Pipeline Completes Offshore Section

TAP successfully completed the 105 km long offshore section of the pipeline across the Adriatic Sea. This milestone includes several deliverables, such as the offshore installation of 36-inch pipes by Castoro Sei, Saipem’s semi-submersible pipelaying vessel, the above-water-tie-in with the onshore infrastructure in Albanian waters, as well as hydrotesting the asset to ensure it is safe and...

TAP to Launch Invitation to Tender for the Purchase of Gas to be used during the Operations Phase

By 22 June 2020, TAP intends to publish on its corporate website an Invitation to Tender (ITT) outline for the purchase of gas required for operational activities, including the fuelling of the compressor stations. This tender is carried out in preparation for the start of the commercial operations phase, scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2020.