{"id":120125,"date":"2021-11-09T18:31:24","date_gmt":"2021-11-10T01:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=120125"},"modified":"2021-11-09T18:31:24","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T01:31:24","slug":"regional-countries-including-bangladesh-can-benefit-from-tapi-gas-pipeline-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2021\/11\/09\/regional-countries-including-bangladesh-can-benefit-from-tapi-gas-pipeline-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Regional countries including Bangladesh can benefit from TAPI Gas pipeline project"},"content":{"rendered":"

MD Pathik Hasan<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n

The\nwork of Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India gas pipeline is going to resume<\/a>\nin Afghanistan part. It is a regional connectivity project for supplying gas from\nTurkmenistan to India\u2019s Fajilka (Punjab) to fulfill the public demand in the\nregion It a great regional initiative proposed by ADB and taken by four\nregional countries. The TAPI gas pipeline seems to a bridge between South Asia\nand Central Asia. We know Central Asia is a huge source of Natural gas. But\nPakistan and India are very needy regarding the gas demand. It aims to monetise\nTurkmenistan\u2019s gas reserves and supply them to neighbouring countries to\npromote the use of natural gas and improve energy security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The regional connectivity gas  pipeline will supply natural gas from the\nTurkmenistan\u2019s  through Afghanistan<\/a> into Pakistan<\/a> and then to India<\/a>. Construction on the project in Turkmenistan\ninaugurated to construct the gas pipeline on 13 December 2015,work\non the Afghan section began in February 2018, and work on the Pakistani section\nwas planned to commence in December 2018. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The TAPI pipeline project was launched in 2016. The TAPI pipeline is\nexpected to carry 33 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year. The 1,814<\/a>-kilometer gas pipeline stretches from\nGalkinesh, the world’s second-largest gas field, to the Indian city of Fazilka,\nnear the Pakistan border. If the gas pipeline can be extended to Bangladesh,\nBangladesh can also benefit from this gas pipeline project. We member that\nBangladesh is an energy and gas hungry nation now, the storage of national gas\nin Bangladesh isn\u2019t sufficient for the future to need the demand. The import of\nLNG from Qatar is very expensive. The costly LNG can\u2019t provide benefit for\nBangladesh. Bangladesh needs much gas and electricity for flourishing and\ncontinuing the advancement of its growing factories. Domestic need is an also\nimportant issue. Bangladesh sets its visionary goal \u2018Vision 2041\u2019 to be a\ndeveloped country in 2041. So, Bangladesh must need the rapid and continuous\nflow of electricity and gas.  This TAPI\ngas project may bring potential for Bangladesh. Now it is high time for\nPolicymakers of Bangladesh to think about this. On the other hands, the price\nof gas of Turkmenistan is at cheap. Bangladesh should try its level best join\nin the gas connectivity project. It will be very beneficial for Bangladesh if\nit connects itself with the gas project. Bangladesh<\/strong><\/a> decided to join TAPI gas pipeline project in 2012.<\/strong> Bangladesh<\/a> could be the fifth nation after India to\njoin the multi-billion-dollar Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI)\ngas pipeline project. Basically, Bangladesh<\/a> would benefit if it joins this gas\nconnectivity project. it can play an important role to strengthen the regional\nenergy cooperation. Bangladesh needs to be a part with this gas connectivity\nproject to accelerate and smooth the whole of ongoing developmental activities.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Work\non the TAPI project in Afghanistan began in February 2016. The 617 km pipeline\nof the gas pipeline was planned to pass through Afghanistan. But due to\ninternal situation, security in Afghanistan and India-Pakistan tensions, regional\nissues the connectivity project wasn\u2019t implemented. Bangladesh has been showing\ninterest<\/a>\nto join the gas project to tap the potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\nwas a speculation whether the connectivity project will be completed finally at\nall.  Taliban\u2019s takeover the Kabul on\nAugust 15, 2021 increased the speculation. Now the speculation is over. The\nregion is going to see the implementation of the connectivity project that may\nbring prosperity for the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Work\non Afghanistan’s part of the TAPI gas pipeline project from Turkmenistan to\nAfghanistan and India via Pakistan is about to begin soon. Afghanistan’s acting\nforeign minister, Amir Khan Muttaki, has said that work on Afghanistan’s part\nof the TAPI<\/a>\ngas pipeline project from Turkmenistan to Afghanistan and Pakistan via India\nwill resume soon. He made the remarks at a news conference after a meeting with\nTurkmen Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov in Kabul on October 31, 2021. Earlier\non October 30, the Turkmen foreign minister arrived in Kabul on a two-day\nvisit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\ncountries in the region should play a sincere role in cooperation in trade,\neconomic cooperation, energy, counter-terrorism, disaster management,\ninfrastructure and education for multilateral benefit. The\nTurkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline and the CASA-1000\npower transmission project would increase the cooperation amongst the regional\ncountries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Muttaki\nsaid the two sides discussed strengthening political ties and economic ties during\nthe Turkmen foreign minister’s visit. “Important issues like TAPI, rail\nconnectivity and electricity have been discussed,” he said. We have\ndiscussed strengthening the projects that have already started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nAfghan blockade of the ambitious and multimillion-dollar gas pipeline between\nTurkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India (TAPI) has been removed. The\npipeline is expected to reduce South Asia’s energy shortages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nplanned pipeline is 1,814 km long. It will start supplying gas from Turkmenistan’s\nlargest gas field in 2020. There were security concerns as the pipeline passed\nthrough war-torn Afghanistan. Turkmen gas will go to India and Pakistan through\nAfghanistan. Turkmenistan will export 33 billion cubic meters of gas every\nyear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nPresident of Turkmenistan said that this gas pipeline is important politics for\nthe Central Asian countries. The pipeline was in question because of India’s\nrelationship with Pakistan. But the Indian foreign\nsecretary<\/a> described the pipeline as a new\nchapter in cooperation between the four countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pakistan\nis very interested to complete the project. Afghanistan, Pakistan including\nIndia would benefit from the gas pipeline connectivity project.  Afghanistan\u2019s interim government has given\nalready the green signal to complete the projects. Basically, this gas projects\nwould fulfill the demand of energy, electricity and gas in Afghanistan,\nPakistan including India. the project was expected to create 2,000<\/a>\nnew employment opportunities. implementation of the TAPI gas pipeline\nproject was beneficial for the entire region, with Afghanistan alone to get <\/strong>$1\nbillion<\/a> as transit fee and royalty.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pakistan will be the main customer of\nTurkmen gas. Pakistan has long suffered from energy shortages that affect\nfamilies and businesses alike. <\/strong>Load\nshedding<\/a> is a very common term in Pakistan now. That is why the\nsupply of gas and electricity has become an integral part of the election\nmanifestos of political parties.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project will bring clean fuel to the growing\neconomies of India<\/a>\nIt will provide energy-hungry India gas to run its power plants. TAPI’s\nuninterrupted gas flow will be extremely important for India’s energy sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is energy\nand gas crisis in Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. This could help to fulfill\nthe growing need of the people. India, Afghanistan and Pakistan have been\nfacing energy crisis. TAPI has the potential to solve the energy woes of\nPakistan and India. The pipeline is expected to facilitate a unique level of\ntrade and cooperation across the region, as well as support peace and security\nbetween the four countries. More than 1.5<\/a> billion people in Afghanistan, Pakistan\nand India are expected to benefit from the long-term energy security provided\nby the project. Also, the project is expected to increase Turkmenistan’s revenue\nthrough gas sales. Afghanistan and Pakistan will also benefit from transit\nfees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although\nTaliban\u2019s the Kabul takeover on August 15, 2021 has changed the geo-politics in\nthe region, there are some issues where all regional countries can work\ntogether for ensuring the mutual interest in the region. Although India was an\nactive stakeholder in this project, now India\u2019s position in this regard is not\nclear. But India should remain in this project for its own interest. There\nmight have some bilateral problems in India-Pakistan, but that is not issue.\nAll regional states including India and Pakistan can work closely in the sector\nof trade and connectivity for ensuring the common greater interest. If this gas\nproject can be extended to Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan in the near future, all\nregional actors would benefit from the connectivity project. It is true that Resumption\nof TAPI pipeline project in Afghanistan brings a new hope for the region.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MD Pathik Hasan The work of Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India gas pipeline is going to resume in Afghanistan part. It is a regional connectivity project for supplying gas from Turkmenistan to India\u2019s Fajilka (Punjab) to fulfill the public demand in the region It a great regional initiative proposed by ADB and taken by four regional countries. The TAPI […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[179],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-120125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-md-pathik-hasan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120125","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=120125"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120125\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=120125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=120125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=120125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}