Pipeline route for Azeri gas to Europe

The Trans-Adriatic Pipeline is the final leg of a $40 billion project named the Southern Gas Corridor, which will allow Azerbaijan to deliver natural gas directly to European markets


ROUTE OF SOUTHERN GAS CORRIDOR (SGC)
Three pipelines with total length of 3,500km. Project aims to reduce European Union’s reliance on Russian gas supplies


SGC connects to European gas grid near San Foca in southern Italy

ITALY
Adriatic Sea
ALBANIA
Kipoi
GREECE
Mediterranean Sea
UKRAINE
Black Sea
Turkgozu
TURKEY
SYRIA
RUSSIA
Caspian Sea
GEORGIA
Sangachal
AZERBAIJAN
Shah Deniz II gas field

500km 300 miles


Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP)

Length: 878km 

Operational
Mid-Nov 2020

Annual capacity
10 billion cubic metres (bcm) of gas – enough to power 7 million European households. Capacity could be increased to 20bcm


Trans-Anatolian Pipeline (TANAP)

Length: 1,850km 

Operational
Jun 2018

Annual capacity
16bcm initially – 6bcm to Turkey and 10bcm to Europe via TAP. Capacity could be expanded to 31bcm based on demand


South Caucasus Pipeline (SCP)

Length: 692km 
Operational
2006

Annual capacity
Expected to reach 23bcm, which would triple current capacity. Pipeline connects to TANAP at Georgia- Turkey border


Sources: EBRD, Reuters, Southern Gas Corridor, TAP
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