Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India Pipeline

Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India (TAPI) gas pipeline
Map of Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India (TAPI) gas pipeline
Location
Country Turkmenistan
Afghanistan
Pakistan
India
General directionNorth–South
FromGalkynysh gas field, Turkmenistan
Passes throughHerat
Kandahar
Quetta
Multan
ToFazilka, India
Runs alongsideKandahar–Herat Highway
General information
TypeNatural gas
PartnersTürkmengaz
Construction started2015
Technical information
Length1,814 km (1,127 mi)
Maximum discharge33×10^9 m3/a (1.2×10^12 cu ft/a)

Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India (TAPI) is a natural gas pipeline being developed by the Galkynysh – TAPI Pipeline Company Limited with participation of the Asian Development Bank. The pipeline will eventually extend about 1,814 km (1,127 mi) in length and transport natural gas from the Galkynysh Gas Field in Turkmenistan through Afghanistan into Pakistan and then to India.

The TAPI pipeline was completed on the Turkmenistan side in 2024. A year later Kazakhstan showed interest in joining the pipeline project. The project is currently expanding southbound in Herat Province of Afghanistan. Proponents of the project see it as a modern continuation of the Silk Road.