Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Study (ESIA) for Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP)
Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Study (ESIA) for Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP)
Client:
E.ON NEW BUILD & TECHNOLOGY GmbH
Business Area:
Environment
Solution/Service:
Licensing & Environmental Services
Category:
Environmental Consulting Services
Technical Data
- High Pressure Pipeline KIPOI (GREEK/ TURKISH BORDER) – MESOPOTAMIA (GREEK/ ALBANIAN BORDER)
- Diameter 48" underground, cathodically protected steel pipeline with design lifetime of 50 years
- Total Length: 543 km (Greek Section)
- Design Pressure: 95 barg
- Initial Capacity Transfer: 10 bcm/year
- Twenty two (23) unmanned valve stations at intervals of approx. 30 km
- One (1) Compressor Station at Kipoi 30-45 MW with two (2) operating and one (1) spare unit of 15 MW each
- A permanent 8m Pipeline Protection Strip will be maintained
- Future Capacity Transfer 20 bcm/year)
- For Future Capacity of 20 bcm/year three (3) additional compressors will be needed
bcm: billion cubic meters
Our Services
- ESIA Project Management including progress meetings and quality assurance reviews (EN)
- Evaluation of existing environmental documentation (bilingual GR-EN)
- Follow up permit requirements and procedures
- Identification of data gaps and performance of primary data collection fieldworks necessary for compilation of a robust and valid baseline route of the ESIA, including abiotic, biotic, social and cultural environment parameters.
- Impact Assessment Models (Air Dispersion Model, Noise Propagation) (bilingual GR-EN)
- Preparation of Appropriate Assessments of Natura2000 sites (bilingual GR-EN)
- Preparation of Integrated Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Report (bilingual GR-EN)
- Stakeholder Engagement Activities and Public Disclosure, including preparation of communication materials (leaflets, FAQs, presentations, media announcements) (bilingual GR-EN)
- Preliminary Social and Environmental Investment Analysis (EN)
- Transboundary effects/ ESPOO (EN)
Description
The Trans Adriatic Pipeline - TAP Project has been given the status of Project of Community Interest (PCI) under the Trans – European Energy Infrastructure (TEN-E). TAP is a proposed pipeline system that will transfer natural gas from the Shah Deniz II field in Azerbaijan by the most direct route to Southern Europe. In short, TAP’s proposed pipeline route starts from the Greek / Turkish border, near Kipoi, travers northern Greece westwards, enters Albania, crosses the Adriatic Sea and finally comes ashore in southern Italy near the area of San Foca (Lecce).
