Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India Pipeline
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The Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India (TAPI) Gas Pipeline, also known as Trans-Afghanistan Pipeline, is a natural gas pipeline being developed by the Galkynysh – TAPI Pipeline Company Limited[1][2] with participation of the Asian Development Bank.[3] The pipeline will transport natural gas from the Galkynysh Gas Field in Turkmenistan through Afghanistan into Pakistan and then to India.[4] Construction on the project started in Turkmenistan on 13 December 2015,[3] while construction of the Afghanistan-Pakistan section of the pipeline was held in February 2018.[5] Proponents of the project see it as a modern continuation of the Silk Road.[6][7]
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Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India Gas Pipeline (TAPI) | |
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Location | |
Country | Turkmenistan Afghanistan Pakistan India |
General direction | North–South |
From | Galkynysh gas field, Turkmenistan |
Passes through | Herat Kandahar Quetta Multan |
To | Fazilka, India |
Runs alongside | Kandahar–Herat Highway |
General information | |
Type | Natural gas |
Partners | Türkmengaz |
Construction started | 2015 |
Technical information | |
Length | 1,814 km (1,127 mi) |
Maximum discharge | 33 billion cubic metres per annum (1.2 trillion cubic feet per annum) |
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As of 2023, construction of the pipeline remains stalled.[8]