Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) AG

About TAP

Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) AG operates an 877-kilometre-long natural gas pipeline that connects to the Trans Anatolian Pipeline (TANAP) at Kipoi on the Greek-Turkish border, runs through northern Greece and Albania, crosses the Adriatic Sea and is connected in southern Italy to the Italian gas grid operated by SNAM Rete Gas. The company is a Transmission System Operator (TSO) and Independent Transmission Operator (ITO) and provides shippers with transport capacity. TAP is the European section of the Southern Gas Corridor and transports natural gas from the Shah Deniz II field in Azerbaijan to Europe. Design capacity exceeds 20 billion cubic metres per year; an additional long-term capacity of 1.2 billion cubic metres has been announced. The company is headquartered in Baar, Switzerland, and has offices in Athens, Thessaloniki, Kipoi, Tirana, Melendugno and Rome.

Site

Baar

Processes

Gas transport / capacity allocation (forward firm & interruptible capacity), Commercial reverse capacity, Market tests for shippers

Certificates

OGMP 2.0 Gold Standard Reporting, OGMP 2.0 Gold Standard

Employees

130+

Industries

Oil and Gas, Natural Gas Pipeline / Energy Infrastructure, Energy Security / Diversification of Europe's Gas Supply

1. 01

   Connection to TANAP in Kipoi

2. 02

   Gas transport through northern Greece and Albania

3. 03

   Adriatic Sea crossing

4. 04

   Landfall in southern Italy

5. 05

   Feed-in to the SNAM Rete Gas grid

Locations

Quality & Sustainability

TAP has achieved Gold Standard Reporting under the UNEP OGMP 2.0 initiative, thereby demonstrating the quality of its methane emissions reporting.

History

1. Commissioning of the 877 km pipeline: connection to TANAP in Kipoi, route through northern Greece, Albania and across the Adriatic to southern Italy with connection to SNAM Rete Gas

2. 2026

   Announcement of additional long-term capacity of 1.2 bn. m³

3. 2026

   TAP achieves Gold Standard Reporting under UNEP OGMP 2.0