The Trans-Anatolian Pipeline (TANAP) project will contribute towards the development of Turkey’s regions through which the pipeline will run, the Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Taner Yildiz said, Turkish Anadolu agency reported on Feb.28.
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.
TANAP shareholders plan to lay the pipeline’s foundation in the second quarter of 2014 and to commission it in 2018. TANAP project’s cost is estimated at $12 billion.
