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TAP to Deliver the First Gas Exit Point in Fier, Albania
Tirana, Albania. On 6 July 2021, Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) AG, the Albanian Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy and Albgaz Sh.a. signed a Cooperation and Handover Agreement on the Fier South Facility. TAP will design, procure and construct the Fier gas exit point, a multimillion Euro investment in the country.
TAP Marks the Installation of the Turbo Compressors in Albania
On 8 June, TAP marked the successful installation of all three turbo compressors at its compressor station in Fier, Albania. The turbo compressors are effectively the “beating heart” of the compressor station and will play a key role in ensuring gas transportation through the pipeline system. The construction progress of the Fier compressor station is over 30% complete and more than 210 people...
ESCH management operations
While it is not a statutory requirement of the host countries’ legislation to disclose the ESCH management system, TAP has disclosed this information in order to demonstrate compliance and to keep stakeholders fully informed.
Social and environmental investments in Albania
The Trans Adriatic Pipeline supports a range of tailored social and environmental projects in Albania.
TAP presents Environmental and Social Impact Assessment to communities in Albania
As part of its stakeholder engagement activities, TAP is disclosing the contents of the ESIA report to the local communities in Albania. Residents of areas potentially affected by the pipeline are invited to provide their views and comments, which will be incorporated in the project development.
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.
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...
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,...
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)
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.