BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 3. Southern Gas
Corridor plays strategic role in ensuring long-term energy supply
security, Türkiye’s Deputy Minister of Energy and Natural
Resources, Zafer Demircan said at the 12th Ministerial Meeting of
the Southern Gas Corridor Advisory Council and the 4th Ministerial
Meeting of the Green Energy Advisory Council in Baku, Trend
reports.


“There is a shared understanding of the strategic role the
Southern Gas Corridor plays in ensuring long-term energy supply
security. This valuable concept is now developing in the direction
of the ‘Green Energy Corridor,’ which connects the countries of the
Caucasus and Central Asia with Europe,” said the deputy
minister.


He noted that Türkiye serves not only as the most favorable
route for natural gas transportation but also for electricity
transmission.


“Cooperation and partnership are the only effective tools we can
use to strengthen energy supply security and enhance the welfare of
our peoples, as well as socio-economic development.”


The Southern Gas Corridor, which delivers gas to Türkiye and
Europe, consists of the following 4 elements:


- Second stage of development of Shah Deniz







- Expansion of the South Caucasus Pipeline (SCPX);


- Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline;


- Trans-Adriatic Pipeline.


To date, the Trans Adriatic Pipeline, the European segment of
the Southern Gas Corridor has delivered 56 bcm of gas. Moreover, in
January of this year, TAP underwent its first expansion by 1.2 bcm
per year, to provide additional supplies to the European market as
early as 2026.