TAP Interconnection Gas Pipeline

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The TAP Interconnector Gas Pipeline, known in Italy as Progetto di Interconnessione TAP, is a natural gas pipeline in Italy.

Location

The pipeline will run from Melendugno to Brindisi (Apulia region) in southeastern Italy.

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Pipeline Details

• Operator: Snam Rete Gas S.p.A
• Owner: Snam Rete Gas S.p.A.
• Parent: Snam
• Capacity:
• Length: 55 km / 34.18 miles
• Diameter: 56 inches
• Status: Operating
• Start Year: 2020
• Cost: €183 million (US$219 million)

Background

The TAP Interconnection pipeline is designed to transport imported natural gas from the western terminus of the Trans-Adriatic Gas Pipeline at Meledugno into SNAM's gas distribution facility at Brindisi, where it can enter Italy's national network. The project is listed prominently in Italy's 10-year Natural Gas Development Plan for 2020-2029, and also appears in the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas (ENTSOG) Ten Year Network Development Plan with the code "TRA-F-1193".

According to comments provided by SNAM to ENTSOG, the company has not sought financing for the €183 million project from the Connecting Europe Facility or from other sources, and appears to be financing the interconnector with its own resources. At its annual shareholders' meeting in June 2020, SNAM told environmental campaigners that its total investment for the project is €297 million.

The TAP Interconnector gas pipeline was one of eight SNAM gas infrastructure projects supported by a €240 million loan which the European Investment Bank agreed to provide in 2019.

According to ENTSOG, TRA-F-1193 was commissioned in 2020.