Where will TAP be located?
The new pipeline will start in Greece, near Thessaloniki, cross the territory of Albania from East to West, then stretch across the Adriatic Sea further west to link with pipelines in Italys southern region of Puglia (the heel of the Italian boot.) TAP will link to pipeline systems in Greece, east of Albania. TAP will use the shortest route via existing systems in Turkey and Greece to convey natural gas from the Caspian Sea and the Middle East, which so far never has reached Europe through pipelines.