Emergency

Market tests

Trans Adriatic Pipeline offers forward firm long-term (incremental) capacity through an open, transparent and non-discriminatory market test process.

Market tests are held at least every two years following the operation of TAP. The market tests are structured in two phases: 

  • Νon-Binding phase 
  • Binding phase.

Opening of the 2025 Market Test for TAP

Today, 7 July 2025, TAP, SRG and DESFA are opening a new incremental capacity process, in line with CAM NC and the Guidelines for the 2025 Market Test of TAP AG. All interested parties are invited to submit their Non-Binding Demand Indications by 1st September.

Please note that this new incremental process is separate from the Binding Phase of the 2023 Market Test, which TAP, SRG and DESFA intend to perform in the fourth quarter of 2025, upon the approval of the Project Proposal by the Italian, Greek and Albanian NRAs.1

Interested parties will be given the opportunity to revise the Non-Binding Demand Indications submitted to TAP, SRG and DESFA following publication of the capacity allocation results for the Binding Phase of the 2023 Market Test.

Please note that the Demand Assessment Report for the 2025 incremental process is intended to be published after the end of the Binding Phase of the 2023 Market Test.

TAP, in coordination with SRG and DESFA, will keep updating all relevant information on their websites in the coming months.

All relevant information for the submission, including supporting documentation, can be found on the respective TSOs’ websites.

1 This Project Proposal is scheduled to be submitted to the NRAs for approval in July 2025, with the aim of opening the Binding Bidding Phase in December 2025.

Joint statement of TAP, Snam Rete Gas and DESFA on Public Consultation of Incremental Capacity Process 2023

On 17 June 2024, TAP, Snam Rete Gas and DESFA opened a public consultation on the draft Project Proposal for the 2023 Market Test, in accordance with the provisions of Article 27 of the Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/459. The draft Project Proposal for the 2023 Market Test is available in this page.

The TSOs invited all interested parties to send their comments in writing, by using the Joint Response Form (published here), as per the instructions contained therein and, at the following email addresses:

The joint public consultation on the draft Project Proposal lasted until 15 August 2024 (23:59 CET).

TAP, SRG and DESFA joint announcement and updates on the 2021 and 2023 Market Tests

18 January 2024

In line with Section D.1 of TAP, SRG and DESFA Project Proposal for the second Binding Phase of the 2021 Market Test, as approved by the Italian, Greek and Albanian National Regulatory Authorities and published in October 2023, the TSOs are hereby jointly informing the market that the 2021 Market Test is closed.

The TSOs confirm that they are proceeding with the relevant projects required for making the 1.2 bcm/year incremental capacity, pursuant to the first Binding Phase of the 2021 Market Test, available to the market, in line with the commitments received.

This first step of expansion reinforces the Southern Gas Corridor’s significance for the EU’s security of energy supply and paves the way for further expansions, which can be achieved through participation in the next Market Tests.

Moreover, TAP, SRG and DESFA have launched the 2023 Market Test in July 2023, in line with the CAM NC timeline. The 2023 Market Test is still ongoing and the TSOs open a Revision Window for the Non-Binding Phase of the 2023 Market Test between 19th January and 2nd February 2024 to allow all interested parties to either submit new Non-Binding Demand Indications and/or to revise the ones already submitted between July-August 2023 during the Demand Assessment Phase of the 2023 Market Test.

The revision of the Non-Binding Demand Indication has to be performed through the submission of an individual Revision Form to the relevant TSO to the indicated email address, as follows: 

The submission of a new Non-Binding Demand Indication to the relevant TSOs has to be made according to the procedural details indicated on the websites of each TSO, as follows:

The above revisions and/or new submissions of the Non-Binding Demand Indications will be included by the TSOs in the common Demand Assessment Report for 2023 Incremental Capacity Process of next publication.