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TAPI Pipeline
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Afghanistan has announced the resumption of work on the TAPI pipeline, which had faced delays and disruptions due to political instability and security concerns in Afghanistan. Afghanistan said work would begin on a USD 10 billion gas pipeline traversing South Asia.
About TAPI Pipeline
- The TAPI (Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India) Pipeline is a natural gas pipeline. It aims to transport natural gas from Turkmenistan through Afghanistan and Pakistan to India. The project was conceived to address energy needs and enhance regional economic integration.
- The TAPI project has been “under development” for three decades.
- It is being developed by the Galkynysh – TAPI Pipeline Company Limited with participation of the Asian Development Bank.
- Route: The pipeline starts from near the city of Mary in the southeastern part of Turkmenistan, close to the giant Galkynysh gas field which is meant to provide gas for the 1,814-kilometre link.
- The pipeline is proposed to run from the Dauletabad gas field to Afghanistan, from where TAPI will be constructed alongside the highway running from Herat to Kandahar, and then via Quetta and Multan in Pakistan.
- The final destination of the pipeline will be Fazilka in India, near the border with Pakistan.
- An initial agreement over the pipeline was signed between Iran and India in 1999.
- Objective: The pipeline seeks to supply gas from the vast Turkmenistan gas fields to South Asia, thereby improving energy security and fostering economic cooperation among the participating countries.
- Concern: Part of the pipeline passed through the restive Balochistan province.
- China is involved in the development of Gwadar Port in Pakistan. Gwadar is in Balochistan province. The port is being developed by China as a part of its China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project.
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