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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 Archaeological Works Enrich Western Macedonia

Archaeological remnants of human activity in Western Macedonia from the Neolithic to the post-Byzantine period have been brought to light in archaeological excavations, carried out in the context of construction works for the TAP. The work has been undertaken by archaeologists employed in the area by the project and monitored by the local Ephorates of Antiquities (of Kozani, Florina and...

5,000 Years of History Brought to Light in Excavations in Thrace

Thrace, Greece. Archaeological remnants of human activity in Thrace from the Neolithic (4th millennium BC) to the post-Byzantine period have been brought to light from archaeological excavations, carried out in the context of construction works for the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) AG. This is supported by the findings of archaeologists who are employed in the area by the project and monitored...

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’s Construction in Greece Progresses with more than 3,000 People

Thanks to the efforts of the 3,000+ people working for the project, 13 months after the Inauguration Ceremony, works have significantly progressed in two of the three Northern Greek Prefectures to be traversed by the pipeline. As of end-May 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 almost 300 km of the route;...

TAP Supports Soil Studies and Financial Management Training

In the context of its Livelihood Assistance and Transitional Support (LATS) programme, TAP AG is implementing the first two initiatives for its host municipalities in Northern Greece, conducting soil studies and offering focused financial management training. Having paid in full compensations for the land easement and acquisition in Greece, the project continues to support households affected...

TAP Celebrates 1st year of Construction

Tomorrow marks the one-year anniversary since construction started on TAP, one of Europe’s largest and most strategic natural gas infrastructure projects. Activity in each of the three host countries is on time, on track and on budget. TAP’s contractors cleared approx. 49% of the project route in Greece and Albania (371km out of 765km). Also, 22.6% of welded steel pipes are already in the ground.

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’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...

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 and the Bodossaki Foundation Join Forces to Implement Social and Environmental Initiatives in Greece

TAP and the Bodossaki Foundation announce the beginning of their collaboration to identify, prepare, implement and monitor social and environmental initiatives (SEI) in Greece. The Bodossaki Foundation is one the most significant public-benefit organisations in Greece. It brings to the partnership extensive experience and many years of expertise in planning, assessing, implementing and...

TAP Italy Q&A re: Olive Tree Removal

To avoid any impact on the San Foca beach, TAP is building a 1.5km micro-tunnel. This state-of-the-art engineering minimises environmental impact and renders the pipeline invisible. To start building the micro-tunnel – at a site approximately 800m inland from the beach – TAP, as a first step, needs to move and store 231 olive trees, which will later be replanted at the same location.

TAP Funds Rebuilding of Central Street in Serres

The initiative falls under the “Regeneration Projects for Developing Local Infrastructures” programme, which is part of the Social and Environmental Investments (SEI) worth €32 million overall, voluntarily implemented by TAP in three regions of Northern Greece crossed by the pipeline. The project includes: paving of the street, as well as the walkways leading to an existing pond, creating a...

TAP's progress in Greece: Works Begin in Western Macedonia & Compressor Station

TAP's construction in Greece continues to progress on time, on track and on budget. Thanks to the efforts of the 3,100+ people working for the project, work is now underway in all three Northern Greek Prefectures to be traversed by the pipeline: Eastern Macedonia-Thrace, Central Macedonia and –most recently– Western Macedonia, where construction commenced in Pirgoi at the Eordaia Municipality,...

TAP Holds Bank Presentation

The representatives of over 20 leading project finance banks attended an introductory meeting organised by the Trans Adriatic Pipeline AG (TAP) in London. TAP is planning to raise limited recourse finance from multilateral agencies, export credit agencies and commercial banks in 2016.

Trans Adriatic Pipeline is 50% Completed

TAP is now more than 50% completed, nearly 16 months after construction began. This includes all engineering, procurement and construction scope. As of early-September 2017, TAP’s contractors have cleared approx. 70% of the project route in Greece and Albania (539km out of 765km). Also, over 45% of welded steel pipes are already in the ground (backfilled). Approximately 95% of the total 55,000...

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.

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.