BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 5. The total annual
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (Scope 1 + Scope 2) from the Trans
Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline’s (TANAP) operations in 2024 were
calculated as 336,800.85 tCO2eq (tonnes of CO2-equivalent),
Trend reports
citing TANAP consortium’s data.
“This represents a 4.97% decrease compared to the 2023 emissions
of 354,408.91 tCO2eq. Similarly, GHG emissions intensity
(greenhouse gases emitted per unit of transmitted natural gas)
(tCO22eq) decreased by 6.45% in 2024 compared to the previous year.
Additionally, methane per unit of transmitted natural gas (tCH₄)
dropped significantly by 35.68% compared to 2023,” reads the
report.
The breakdown of TANAP’s 2024 GHG Emissions indicates that
stationary combustion is the primary emission source, accounting
for 84.92% of the total. This is followed by vent emissions at
8.81%, while emissions resulting from electricity consumption
represent 4.50% of the total. Emissions from transportation and
fugitive sources contribute relatively minor shares to the overall
GHG emissions.
TANAP transports gas from Stage 2 of Azerbaijan’s Shah Deniz
field from the Georgian-Turkish border to Türkiye’s western border.
The total cost of TANAP turned out to be lower than $7 billion.
The initial capacity of TANAP is 16 billion cubic meters of gas
per year, with the possibility of expanding to 31 billion cubic
meters per year in the future. Around six billion cubic meters of
gas are delivered to Türkiye, while the rest of the volume is
supplied to Europe.
The filling of the TANAP pipeline across Türkiye began in late
January 2018.
A ceremony to launch Phase 0 of TANAP took place on June 12,
2018, in the Turkish city of Eskisehir. First commercial gas
deliveries to Türkiye commenced on June 30, 2018. The opening
ceremony of TANAP’s connecting with Europe took place on Nov. 30,
2019, in Ipsala town (Edirne province, Türkiye).
For expansion, it is necessary to add several additional
compressor stations in order to achieve a throughput of 24 billion
cubic meters per year. To achieve a capacity of 31 billion cubic
meters, a total of seven compressor stations will be required.
