European connection of Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline Project (TANAP) is opened. 30 November 2019

European connection of Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline Project (TANAP) aiming to transfer the natural gas produced from Shah Deniz field of Azerbaijan to Turkey and onwards to Europe, for which SU-YAPI provide consultancy services, has been opened with the participation of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Azerbaijani President İlham Aliyev with the ceremony held in Ipsala district of Edirne (Metering Station MS4) at the Greece border, on Saturday, November 30, 2019. A delegation representing our company has also participated in the ceremony.

TANAP forms the Southern Natural Gas Corridor by connecting with the South Caucasus Pipeline (SCP) passing through Azerbaijan and Georgia and the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), which reaches Italy via Greece, Albania, and the Adriatic Sea.

The pipeline, starting from Ardahan-Posof (MS1 Metering Station) located in the Georgia-Turkey border leads to Ipsala at Edirne-Turkey-Greece border (MS4 Measuring Station) is1,850 km long.

TANAP, will transport an initial capacity of 16 billion cubic meters of natural gas; 10 billion cubic meters of gas to Europe and 6 billion cubic meters of natural gas to the use of Turkey. In future, the capacity of TANAP is expected to be increased to 24 and 31 billion cubic meters respectively.