BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 1. Turkmenistan
views the TAPI gas pipeline as part of its investment- and
technology-driven economic development strategy.


This was reflected in a statement issued by the press service of
the Turkmen government, citing President Berdimuhamedov's message
to participants of the Turkmenistan Investment Forum 2026 (TIF
2026), which is scheduled to take place in Ashgabat on October
1-2.


According to the president, Turkmenistan is studying and
adopting the best practices of leading countries as it seeks to
integrate into the global economic space.


The country aims to develop an economic model combining
effective financial and economic instruments with its own
scientific, technological and intellectual potential, he said.


Serdar Berdimuhamedov highlighted the
Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline as one
of the major projects significant for the region.


Construction of the Serhetabat-Herat section of the TAPI
pipeline, known as “Arkadagyň ak ýoly,” is currently progressing,
according to the message.


Turkmenistan is also constructing power transmission lines and
an optical fiber communication line along the
Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan route, the president said.


According to Serdar Berdimuhamedov, particular importance is
being attached to the introduction of advanced technologies and
innovations across all sectors and increasing investment in these
areas.







The president said Turkmenistan would continue implementing an
investment policy designed to support the country’s comprehensive
development and respond to current conditions.


He also said the country’s development model is intended to
combine international economic practices with Turkmenistan’s own
scientific, technological and intellectual potential.


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.


As Trend
previously reported, the development of the Galkynysh gas field,
which serves as a key source for the TAPI project, is expected to
generate a multiplier effect across Turkmenistan’s economy.


The fourth phase of Galkynysh development includes new
facilities with a capacity to process up to 10 billion cubic meters
of gas annually. Its implementation, together with TAPI
infrastructure, could stimulate activity in construction,
transport, engineering, energy and related industries.


This creates a direct link between Turkmenistan’s expansion of
gas production, development of export infrastructure and its
broader investment and industrialization strategy.