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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 starts seabed survey north of Vlore in south-eastern Albania
The purpose is to collect samples of the seabed soil near the Albanian coast.
TAP submits Environmental and Social Impact Assessment to the Albanian government
On the 21st of January 2013 TAP officially submitted its Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the Albanian section of the proposed natural gas pipeline to the National Licensing Centre in Albania.
First TAP pipes arrive in Albania
TAP announced the arrival of the first steel line pipes and machinery for the construction of the Albanian section of the pipeline. The occasion was marked by a ceremony in the Main Marshalling Yard of TAP, in the vicinity of Durrës. The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Edi Rama, Minister of Energy and Industry Damian Gjiknuri, representatives of local authorities, TAP contractors,...
Shkelqim Bozgo, Country Manager Albania, Leaves TAP
TAP announced today that Shkelqim Bozgo, Country Manager for TAP AG, following nearly four years at the helm of TAP’s Albania Country Office, has left the Company today. Luca Schieppati, Managing Director at TAP, commented: “I would like to thank Shkelqim for his great contribution to TAP during his tenure here and particularly, for building up the TAP Albania Country Office into what it is...
Several Ambassadors Visit Albania TAP Site
Five months after marking the start of construction of TAP in Albania, on 7 March, eleven Ambassadors and diplomatic representatives resident in Albania visited the TAP project works currently underway in Ura Vajgurore, in the Berat region. TAP representatives provided a progress overview as well as an outline of some of the activities TAP will be carrying out throughout 2017.
TAP granted status of “National Importance” in Albania
This clears the way for the drafting of the National Sectorial Plan for the TAP Project. The drafting of this document will be led by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Energy. Upon obtaining this status, the 500 meter wide corridor of the TAP project is declared a “national area”.
TAP receives Compound Development Permit in Albania
Phase 1 of the permit approved by the Albanian National Territory Council (KKT)
Swiss Officials Visit TAP Site in Albania
On 12 September, the Swiss Confederation Director for Economic Cooperation and Development in SECO and the Swiss Ambassador to Albania visited a TAP construction site in Berat.
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 Starts Works on a 1.5 km Micro Tunnel in Albania
Çorovoda, Albania. On 12 February 2018, TAP organised a ceremony to mark the start of works for the 1.5-kilometre micro-tunnel, which will connect the east and the west segments of the pipeline in Albania. Skrapar’s landscape poses many challenges to the pipeline construction. The micro-tunnel will enable the pipeline to bypass the Osumi River and a new road. It is the safest and most...
TAP Helps Promote Safety Standards in Albania
TAP is one of the most important leaders and promoters on safety standards in Albania and actively participated in the 3rd Tirana Gas Pipelines Safety Workshop, organised on 18 November 2016.
What’s Next for Albania’s Energy Sector?
Energy industry leaders, policy-makers and experts gathered in Tirana for the “Albania Oil, Gas and Energy Summit 2015”, held from 17 to 18 March. Recent developments in the Albanian energy sector dominated debates and the TAP project was at the heart of discussions.
Albanian Parliament ratifies Host Government Agreement between Albania and TAP
The HGA sets out the regulations by which the project will be realised and operated on Albanian territory.
Greece, Albania and Italy form political committee in support of TAP
A trilateral cooperation committee meeting took place on 19 April between the governments of Greece, Albania, Italy to coordinate their support for TAP.
TAP Inaugurates the 9th School in Albania
On 16 September 2019, on the first day of school, TAP and the Municipality of Berat inaugurated a brand-new school in Uznova. The €540,000 investment, part of TAP’s Social and Environmental Investment programme in Albania, benefits more than 330 pupils attending the school.
TAP Awards Onshore Construction Contracts for Albanian and Greek Pipeline Sections
TAP has awarded the contracts for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of approximately 760km of cross-country onshore pipeline - 48 inches (1.2m) in diameter - in Greece and Albania. TAP’s construction is split into five lots (or sections) – three lots in Greece and two lots in Albania.