The Trans Adriatic Pipeline begins the formal Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) process, with the submission of the Scoping Report. The document was presented to the Albanian national and regional authorities, as well as to more than 100 other relevant stakeholders. The report includes a detailed description of the preferred route for the TAP pipeline, identified during extensive refinement studies in Albania in 2009-2010. It also contains a comprehensive explanation of the possible environmental and social impacts of the chosen route and suitable mitigation measures. Entering from Greece at Miras in the Korça region, the Albanian section of the route stretches a total of 209 km to the coast, north-west of Fier. The offshore section will be 60 km in length, crossing the Adriatic Sea entering southern Italy.
The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) is a natural gas pipeline project. The 520 km long pipeline will transport gas from Caspian region via Greece and Albania and across the Adriatic Sea to southern Italy and further to western Europe. The project is aimed at enhancing security of supply as well as diversification of gas supplies for the European markets.