Ashgabat hosted a meeting of the Board of Directors of the TAPI Pipeline Company Limited, which includes all countries participating in the construction of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project, the Turkmen Oil and Gas Complex said in a message Oct. 28.
During the meeting, a report of the company management was presented, as well as strategically important decisions were adopted on further steps needed to accelerate the project’s progress.
In particular, fundamental documents, including the documents of management on procurement and recruitment, as well as a number of other documents were approved.
The Council studied a report on the course of the selection of service contractors such as project management consultant providing financial advisor services and other services.
“In order to accelerate the project’s progress, it was decided to create a working group that will facilitate prompt resolution of emerging issues at the company level, as well as the preparation of interstate documents required for the pipeline infrastructure,” said the message.
The main document for the TAPI, called the Ashgabat Interstate Agreement, was signed in 2010. The groundbreaking ceremony for TAPI’s Turkmen section was held in mid-December of 2015.
The annual capacity of the gas pipeline will reach 33 billion cubic meters. It is planned that the total length of the TAPI pipeline will be 1,814 kilometers. Some 214 kilometers will pass through the territory of Turkmenistan, 774 kilometers – Afghanistan, 826 kilometers – Pakistan.
The project is expected to be completed in late 2019.
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