Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline Project

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The development objective of the Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) Project for Azerbaijan and Turkey is to diversify Azerbaijan's gas export markets and improve the security of Turkey's and South East Europe's energy supply. This project has comprises three components. The first component, TANAP pipeline system will finance infrastructure investments for the TANAP Pipeline System. At 1,850 km, TANAP accounts for over one half of the 3,500 km pipeline system from Azerbaijan to Italy. TANAP will begin at Turkey’s border with Georgia, in the Turkish village of Türkgözü in the Posof district of Ardahan province, and will end at the Greek border in the İpsala district of Edirne province. At that point, TANAP will connect to TAP which will convey the gas to European gas markets. TANAP will connect to the Turkish natural gas network in two locations, at Eskişehir and Thrace, for the delivery of 6 bcm for the Turkish gas market. The second component, land acquisition related costs are/will be financed by resources other than the Bank loans, and cover: (a) cash compensation for private land acquisition (i.e. compensation for permanent, exclusive and temporary land rights basis; damages to crops and assets; and legal administrative expenses); (b) other assistance such as implementation of livelihood restoration plans and payments under the Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) Fund to assist affected informal land users, settlers and other expenses for payment of costs not payable under the Turkish law, but required to meet OP 4.12 provisions; (c) expenses for the forestry lands (i.e. entry costs and annual leases); and (d) design, implementation and monitoring of RAPs. The third component will finance consulting services for studies, design, engineering, procurement, construction management, supervision and monitoring.