BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 18
By Jeila Aliyeva - Trend:
Turkmenistan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have focused on the importance of the construction of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline, Trend reports with reference to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.
Also, the sides outlined priority areas of cooperation for 2021
The parties stressed the effectiveness of Turkmenistan's long-term cooperation with the ADB, in particular in the field of energy, transport, as well as in the field of support for the private sector and investment partnership.
The commitment of Turkmenistan to the promotion of transport and transit communication between the countries was emphasized. The sides discussed the joint implementation of the North-South Railway project, as well as partnership in the electric power sector.
ADB has been cooperating with Turkmenistan since 2000 and provides assistance in diversifying the country's exports and strengthening its regional ties.
The Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India Pipeline (TAPI), also known as Trans-Afghanistan Pipeline, is a natural gas pipeline being developed by the Galkynysh – TAPI Pipeline Company Limited with the participation of the Asian Development Bank.
The pipeline will transport natural gas from the Galkynysh Gas Field in Turkmenistan through Afghanistan into Pakistan and then to India. Construction on the project started in Turkmenistan on 13 December 2015.
The length of the Turkmen section of the TAPI pipeline, the construction of which was launched in December 2015, will be 205 kilometers (the main operations are carried out on the 120th kilometer). The pipeline will pass through the Afghan cities of Herat and Kandahar (816 kilometers), through the cities of Quetta and Multan across Pakistani territory (819 kilometers), and reach the city of Fazilka in India.
The pipeline’s design capacity is planned to be 33 billion cubic meters of gas per year, and the project’s cost - about $8 billion.
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