The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum: All Plans In Place For TAPI

The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) on Thursday said all necessary arrangements have been made to start work on the Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India (TAPI) gas pipeline project in Afghanistan.

Plans have been made to utilize gas from the project and currently there are no problems in rolling out the project, said Abdul Qadeer Mutfi, a spokesman for the ministry of mines and petroleum.

“There are no challenges in the way of implementing this project. We have our technical teams in this respect,” said Mutfi.

Talking on the economic and strategic significance of TAPI, a number of economists suggested the Afghan government outline a long term program to implement a professional monitoring and management system.

“Government should have already determined the plan in the provinces where the gas pipeline will run. But it still has time; a 10 and 30-year program need to be outlined for this mega economic project,” said Haseeb Mawahid, one economic expert.

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Pakistan’s PM to visit Afghanistan for TAPI gas pipeline inauguration

The Prime Minister of Pakistan Shahid Khaqan Abbasi is due to visit Afghanistan for the inauguration of the Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India (TAPI) gas pipeline project.

According to the local media reports, Prime Minister Abbasi will be accompanied by the Energy Minister Kamal Khan during his visit to Turkmenistan and Afghanistan.

The Prime Minister House of Pakistan in a statement also confirmed Mr. Abbasi’s visit to Afghanistan and Turkmenistan for the inauguration ceremonies of the TAPI gas pipeline project.

A statement by the Prime Minister House stated that groundbreaking ceremonies of the project will be jointly attended by PM Abbasi, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Malikgulyevich Berdimuhamedov, President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani and Indian Minister of State for External Affairs MJ Akbar.

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Construction of Afghan section of TAPI to start this week

High-ranking officials will gather on Friday in Herat for a ceremony to mark the launch of work in Afghanistan on the pipeline.

Local officials on Tuesday said all necessary steps have been taken to start construction work on the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) pipeline in Herat province.

High level officials from the four countries are expected to attend a ground-breaking ceremony in Herat on Friday to launch the first phase of the construction process.
Local residents have said that the eventual implementation of the multi-million dollar project will help the country boost its economic growth and prosperity.

Meanwhile, residents and a number of scholars called on the Taliban not to attempt to sabotage the project. They said TAPI is a national asset.

“TAPI helps us to move forward towards a new beginning in Afghanistan,” said one resident in Herat Behroz Majidi.

“Today we see that the people express their support for the project,” another resident Ali said.

According to experts the successful implementation of TAPI in Afghanistan will be followed by three more mega projects in the war-ravaged country.

TAPI will however, transport gas from Turkmenistan to Afghanistan, Pakistan and India via a 1,814km pipeline.

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Afghanistan Prepares To Start Work On TAPI

Afghanistan is preparing to start work on the key Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India (TAPI) Gas Pipeline project amidst four nations talks between the stakeholder countries, officials said Wednesday.

Officials from the Mines and Petroleum Ministry said they have started awareness programs and assessments on social and environmental issues.

“The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum [MoMP] is fully ready to implement the TAPI project,” said MoMP spokesman Muhayuddin Noori.

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