Tsipras stresses the importance of TAP construction

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Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday praised the construction of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) in a ceremony for the lauch of the project in Thessaloniki.

“In Thessaloniki for the inauguration of the TAP natural gas pipeline, a major venture of regional cooperation,” the Greek prime minister posted on Twitter.

“It is a large project geo-strategic importance, as it renders our country a bridge of cooperation and prosperity,” he said in another tweet.

The construction of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) is a transnational investment with the participation of Greece, Albania and Italy, Economy Minister George Stathakis said in an interview with ANA-MPA on Tuesday.

It is a very important work of 2 billion euros, Stathakis noted adding that the two thirds of the European part of the pipeline, i.e 580 out of the approximately 800 kilometres, are on the Greek territory, he explained.

Moroever, he said that the construction of the pipeline creates an important energy hub in northern Greece. The project is expected to have been completed by the end of 2019, Stathakis stressed.

The construction of TAP in the next three years will offer around 8,000 new jobs and will pave the way for energy supply in selected areas according to the government plans while at the same time it will attract additional investments in the energy sector.

ANA-MPA, Athens