TAP Launches Pre-Qualification for Onshore Pipeline in Greece, Albania

Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) launched the second pre-qualification for cross-country onshore pipeline in Greece and Albania.

‘Construction of the pipeline is planned to start in 2016 and will be split into five lots – three in Greece and two in Albania,’ reads a note released on Monday. 

The 870 km long pipeline, which will connect TANAP to Italy, is expected to progress in the coming weeks.

‘The next contract notice to be issued by TAP in the coming weeks will be the pre-qualification of companies for the construction of compressor stations. The pre-qualification of companies for the Italian onshore pipeline section will be announced at a later stage, as part of another contract notice,’ Knut Steinar Kvindesland, Procurement Director at TAP, commented.

TAP issues the contract notice in the Official Journal of the EU – the EU Gazette. The contract for a major Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC) will also include the construction of 32 block valve stations along the route.