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Taner Yildiz: TANAP project to contribute to developing Turkey`s regions

28.02.2014 [19:05]
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Baku, February 28 (AZERTAC). The Trans-Anatolian Pipeline (TANAP) project will contribute to developing Turkey's regions, said Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Taner Yildiz.

The TANAP pipeline will run through 21 cities of Turkey according to the minister. Yildiz also pointed out that preparations for carrying out preliminary work on the pipeline's construction will begin from 2015.

The TANAP project envisages transporting gas from the Shah Deniz field through Turkey up to the country's border with Europe. The initial capacity of the pipeline is expected to be 16 billion cubic meters per year. About six billion cubic meters of gas will be delivered to Turkey and the rest to Europe. In the future, the pipeline`s capacity can be expanded to 31 billion cubic meters of gas per year.