World Bulletin: TANAP Gas Pipeline to Create 15,000 Jobs

Kenan Yavuz, Turkey CEO of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan, runs the Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) project. He told Anadolu Agency about how the project will affect energy supplies in Europe and Middle East.

What are the major changes that will be seen when TANAP is completed? What will be the effect on the energy supply in Europe, Middle East and Asia? What economic changes do you foresee?

Kenan Yavuz: The Southern Gas Corridor (SGC) and TANAP are not just energy projects and have an important role in the energy policies of the EU. These projects will enhance the economic and political stability and integrity of the region without any doubt. Azerbaijan and Turkey are the most important players and will provide territorial integrity by this project.

TANAP will enhance the supply security and diversity of Turkish and European markets. There are two off-take points through the TANAP system in Eskisehir and Thrace which are quite close to its major consumption centers. Turkey will gain great operational flexibility and reduce its capital expenditure requirements to upgrade its local transmission network.

Read the full interview HERE.