(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 22. The Trans Adriatic
Pipeline's (TAP) water consumption has been decreased by 41 percent
year-on-year, Trend reports via the TAP AG consortium.
“Today, we are celebrating World Water Day. In line with our
commitment to a Sustainable Energy Future, in 2023 we decreased
TAP's water consumption by 41 percent across Greece, Albania,
Italy, and Switzerland compared to 2022,” said the consortium.
TAP transports natural gas from the giant Shah Deniz field in
the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea to Europe. The 878 km
long pipeline connects with the Trans Anatolian Pipeline (TANAP) at
the Turkish-Greek border in Kipoi, crosses Greece and Albania and
the Adriatic Sea, before coming ashore in Southern Italy.
TAP facilitates gas supplies to South Eastern European countries
through existing and prospective interconnectors. TAP is connected
to Interconnector Greece Bulgaria (IGB) which started its
commercial operations in October 2022, providing Caspian gas to
Bulgaria, enhancing security of energy supplies in one more
European country. TAP's exits in Greece and Albania, together with
the landfall in Italy provide multiple opportunities for further
transport of gas from Azerbaijan to the wider European markets.
As a key part of the Southern Gas Corridor, TAP is strategically
and economically important to Europe and essential in providing
reliable access to a new source of natural gas. TAP plays a
significant role in boosting Europe's energy security, supply
diversification, as well as its decarbonisation objectives.
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