BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 15. Turkmenistan
expects the implementation of TAPI and power and telecommunications
projects with Pakistan to continue in the near term.


This was reflected in a press release published by Turkmennebit
State Concern on August 15 following a ceremony in Ashgabat marking
Pakistan’s Independence Day and the 150th anniversary of Muhammad
Ali Jinnah’s birth.


According to the report, during the ceremony Turkmenistan’s
Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Foreign Minister
Rashid Meredov highlighted infrastructure projects linking the two
countries.


Particular attention was paid to the
Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline, as
well as a power transmission line and fiber-optic communications
line along the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (TAP) route.


Meredov expressed confidence that implementation of these
projects would continue in the near term.


Pakistan’s Ambassador to Turkmenistan Faryal Legari also
expressed hope for further strengthening bilateral cooperation,
including in the energy sector.







The two countries have maintained regular high-level contacts,
with the Turkmen side highlighting visits by Pakistan’s leadership
to Turkmenistan in 2024 and 2025.


Earlier in August 10, the projects were also discussed during
Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov’s working visit to Afghanistan, when the
sides reviewed progress on TAPI, the TAP power transmission project
and fiber-optic infrastructure. Afghanistan and Turkmenistan agreed
to establish a technical committee to accelerate implementation of
these projects.


Meanwhile, the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI)
pipeline is a planned 1,800-kilometer natural gas pipeline designed
to transport up to 33 billion cubic meters of gas annually from
Turkmenistan’s giant Galkynysh field to Afghanistan, Pakistan, and
India. Ashgabat views the project as one of the main routes for
diversifying gas exports and strengthening regional economic
integration.


The gas resource base for TAPI is the Galkynysh field, one of
the world's largest gas deposits with estimated reserves exceeding
27 trillion cubic meters. In April 2026, Turkmengaz and China's
CNPC launched the fourth phase of the field's development. The
project involves the construction of new production facilities and
the drilling of wells, which will enable the additional production
of up to 10 billion cubic meters of commercial gas per year.


In early June, the Belfer Center for Science and International
Affairs at Harvard’s Kennedy School noted in its analysis that the
TAPI gas pipeline is being re-anchored in regional energy
discussions as a structured mechanism for regional energy flows,
connecting Turkmenistan’s gas resources with demand centers in
South Asia.