BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 3. Albania is
well-positioned to access natural gas supplies through the
Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), said Erlind Sulo, Deputy Minister of
Infrastructure and Energy of Albania, Trend reports.
“This provides an opportunity to meet domestic energy needs,
reduce reliance on electricity as the sole energy source, and make
energy more accessible and affordable for households, businesses,
and industry. We have decided to work on two parallel projects in
this direction. The first is the revival of the Vlora Combined Heat
and Power Plant, implemented as an integrated project connected to
the TAP exit point and the floating LNG terminal. The second is the
gasification of Korca, one of Albania’s main cities,” he said.
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 and the
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.
