12:19 - 13.01.2026

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January 13, Fineko/abc.az. More than 54.3 bcm of gas have been transported to Europe through the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) to date.

ABC.AZ reports that Azerbaijan's Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov made the above-said statement at the sixth meeting of the Azerbaijan–Italy Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation held in Baku.

He stressed that cooperation with Italy within the Southern Gas Corridor contributes to Europe's energy security, including that of Italy.

"So far, TAP has supplied Europe with 54.3 bcm of gas, of which 45.4 bcm were delivered to Italy," the minister noted.

Shahbazov added that regional green energy corridor initiatives linking Azerbaijan with Central Asia, Türkiye, and Europe open new prospects for Azerbaijan–Italy relations. He added that Italy's CESI company is acting as a consulting partner in preparing feasibility studies for the Caspian–Black Sea–Europe and Central Asia–Azerbaijan green energy corridor projects.