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Home / News / India News / Construction begins on historic TAPI gas pipeline
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    Construction begins on historic TAPI gas pipeline

    Gaurav Jeyaraman
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    Last updated on Dec 13, 2015, 05:48 pm
    Construction begins on historic TAPI gas pipeline
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  • Vice President Hamid Ansari, Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif and leaders from Turkmenistan and Afghanistan concluded the ground-breaking ceremony to initiate construction for the $7.6 billion Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project.

    The project which was scheduled to begin construction in 2013 faced several delays due to disagreements and security concerns.

    It is estimated that the project will become operational by December 2019.

  • In this article
    What is the TAPI project? Origin of the TAPI project Turkmenistan's gas reserves Security, finance and extractability Energy security, regional co-operation and stability How much gas is on offer? Construction begins on historic TAPI gas pipeline India's natural gas consumption
  • Basics

    What is the TAPI project?

    What is the TAPI project?
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  • The TAPI project envisages the construction of a 1800 km pipeline to supply natural gas to Afghanistan, Pakistan and India, from the Galkynysh Gas fields in south-eastern Turkmenistan.

    The pipeline will pass via Kandahar in Afghanistan, Quetta in Pakistan and end at the Indian town Fazilka along the Indo-Pakistan border.

    It will supply 90 million standard cubic meters (mscmd) of gas per day.

  • History

    Origin of the TAPI project

    Origin of the TAPI project
    Credits:
  • The project was initiated in 1995 when Pakistan and Turkmenistan signed a MoU for gas supplies.

    Work on the project was stalled after the US invasion of Afghanistan, until 2002, when a new agreement was signed between Pakistan, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan.

    In 2008, India, Pakistan and Afghanistan signed an agreement to buy gas from Turkmenistan and in 2010, the TAPI pipeline project was signed.

  • Information

    Turkmenistan's gas reserves

  • Turkmenistan has the fourth largest proven natural gas reserves in the world after Russia, Iran and Qatar, with 17.5 trillion cubic meters of gas.

  • Concerns

    Security, finance and extractability

    Security, finance and extractability
    Credits:
  • As the pipeline will have to pass through Kandahar in Afghanistan and Quetta in Pakistan, India has consistently asked these two nations to provide assurances for safe and continuous transit of gas.

    Transit fees charged by each country the pipeline passes through will make the gas more expensive for India.

    Extractability of the gas from the Galkynysh gas field has yet to be proven.

  • Benefits

    Energy security, regional co-operation and stability

    Energy security, regional co-operation and stability
    Credits:
  • At a capacity of 90 mscmd, the project will significantly improve energy security in Pakistan and augment India's energy basket as well.

    The project also provides scope for greater regional integration between South and Central Asia.

    Security concerns for the pipeline will be a shared liability and can thus ensure regional co-operation for stability in South Asia.

  • Information

    How much gas is on offer?

  • Under the TAPI project, India and Pakistan would each receive 38 million standard cubic meters of gas per day and Afghanistan would receive 14 million standard cubic meters of gas per day.

  • 13 Dec 2015

    Construction begins on historic TAPI gas pipeline

    Construction begins on historic TAPI gas pipeline
    Credits:
  • Vice President Hamid Ansari, Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif and leaders from Turkmenistan and Afghanistan concluded the ground-breaking ceremony to initiate construction for the $7.6 billion Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project.

    The project which was scheduled to begin construction in 2013 faced several delays due to disagreements and security concerns.

    It is estimated that the project will become operational by December 2019.

  • Information

    India's natural gas consumption

  • India's gas consumption stands at over 300 million cubic meters per day and imports nearly 15,000 million cubic meters of gas per year.

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