BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 7. As Europe moves towards achieving climate neutrality, the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) can eventually become a significant supporter of the goals outlined in the European Green Deal and the Paris Agreement, Luca Schieppati, TAP managing director, said in an exclusive interview with Trend.
“We set ourselves on a decarbonisation pathway within the energy transition, that prioritises initiatives with the greatest impact on Green House Gas (GHG) emissions, such as methane emissions, as well as increasing energy efficiency measures. We have developed an Energy Transition Strategy for achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. The Carbon Management Plan (CMP) 2022-2025 is part of this broader short, mid, and long-term Energy Transition Strategy, identifying main emission sources, setting GHG emissions reduction targets and describing the initiatives per year to achieve these targets. As part of this plan, in 2025, TAP aims to reduce its GHG emissions by 5%, its global methane emissions by 8% and its fugitive emissions by 54% compared to 2022 forecast,” he said.
Schieppati noted that based on studies conducted to date, 90% of TAP’s CO₂ emissions emanate from the operation of the gas-powered compressors.
“In this context, we are considering the installation of new electro-compressors in both our existing and new stations in the event of future expansion. This includes defining the connection points to electrical grid networks, grid reliability and the availability of green electrical power to meet the power requirements of the new compressors. We are a registered member of the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (e-PRTR), the Europe-wide register that provides easily accessible key environmental data from industrial facilities in European Union Member States and in Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway,” said the managing director.
The Trans Adriatic Pipeline operates a natural gas transportation infrastructure from the Greek border with Türkiye to Southern Italy, enabling interested parties to market gas to several European countries.
TAP provides a direct and cost-effective transportation route as part of the Southern Gas Corridor, a 3,500 kilometre gas value chain stretching from the Caspian Sea to Europe.
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