Connecting Europe Facility Archaeological Trial Trench Investigations & ENERGY Rescue Excavations
7.1.3-0013-ELIT-S-M-16 Member State(s) involved: Part of Project of Common Interest 7.1.3 Greece
Implementation schedule
Start date: November 2016 End date: March 2018
Budget: Estimated total cost of the action: €28,036,694
Maximum EU contribution: €14,018,347
Percentage of EU support: 50%
Beneficiary: Trans Adriatic Pipeline AG https://www.tap-ag.com/
Additional information: European Commission http://ec.europa.eu/energy/infrastructu re/index_en.htm
Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA) The Action contributes to the implementation of PCI 7.1.3 "Gas pipeline http://inea.ec.europa.eu from Greece to Italy via Albania and the Adriatic Sea [currently known as the "Trans-Adriatic Pipeline" (TAP)]", which aims to transport natural gas Agency for the Cooperation of Energy from the Shah Deniz II field in Azerbaijan to Europe. The project is currently Regulators (ACER) in its implementation phase. The construction of the pipeline has started in www.acer.europa.eu 2016.
European Network of Transmission The objective of the Action is to carry out a series of archaeological trial System Operators for Gas (ENTSOG) trench investigations in the Greek regions of Kavala, Drama, Kilkis, www.entsog.eu Thessaloniki, Serres, Florina, Pella, Imathia, Kozani and Kastoria, in order to determine the presence of buried archaeological remains, as well as any rescue excavation activities which arise as a result of the trial cuts or from chance finds. The proposed Action's deliverables are full and complete clearance of all cultural heritage issues that arise or might arise along the proposed pipeline route in Greece.
Once built, TAP will provide a direct and cost-effective transportation route completing the Southern Gas Corridor, a 3500 km gas value chain stretching from the Caspian Sea to Europe. TAP will be 879 km in length and will cross the territory of Greece (551 km), Albania (215 km), the Adriatic Sea (105 km) and Italy (8 km).
The Action is ongoing.
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Update: June 2017