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Expected Gas Sourcing
Caspian Region
Comments about the Third-Party Access Regime
Initial Capacity exempted from third party access. Expansion Capacity is subject to third party access and will be offered to the market via market tests, fromm no later than start of
operations and subsequently every two years.
PCI Details
PCI Benefits
Project changes the capability to transmit gas across the borders of the member states concerned by at least 10%, compared to the situation
prior to the commissioning of the project, Project concerns investment in reverse flow capacity
General Criteria Fulfilled
Yes
Specific Criteria Fulfilled
Competition, Market Integration, Security of Supply
Specific Criteria Fulfilled Comments
Pipelines and Compressor Stations
Pipeline Section
Pipeline Comment
Diameter (mm) Length (km) Compressor Power (MW)
Main onshore section
48" onshore section Greece and Albania
1,200
773
90
Offshore section
36" offshore sectoin and short onshore section Italy
900
105
90
Total
878
180
Schedule
Start Date
End Date
Pre-Feasibility
Feasibility
FEED
01/2008
03/2013
Market Test
11/2014
Permitting
09/2011
03/2017
Supply Contracts
09/2013
FID
12/2013
Construction
05/2016
12/2019
Commissioning
2019
2019
NDP and PCI Information
Part of NDP
No (The TAP project is being developed on
a stand-alone basis, independent from the
national transmission systems of Greece,
Albania and Italy.)
NDP Number
Currently PCI
Yes (7.1.3)
CBCA Decision
No
Market Survey
Not Relevant (no CBCA decision)
Third-Party Access Regime
Considered TPA Regime
Negotiated
Considered Tariff Regime
Negotiated
Applied for Exemption
Yes
Exemption Granted
Yes
Exemption in entry direction
100.00%
Exemption in exit direction
100.00%
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