New TAPI pipeline company holds first board meeting, appoints chairman The Board of Directors of TAPI Pipeline Company Limited (TPCL) held its first meeting in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan and appointed Mr. Mobin Saulat, Managing Director of Inter State Gas Systems (Private) Limited of Pakistan, as the Chairman of the Board for purposes of the meeting.
Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India establish landmark TAPI pipeline company The four state gas companies of Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India have established a company that will build, own and operate the planned 1,800-kilometer Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) natural gas pipeline.
The CAREC Corridors – Linking the Russian Federation with South Asia and the Middle East In Central Asia, six CAREC corridors link the region’s economic hubs to each other and connect the landlocked CAREC countries to other Eurasian and global markets. Corridor 3 connects the Russian Federation to South Asia and the Middle East, running through six of CAREC’s member countries.
The CAREC Corridors – Linking the Mediterranean and East Asia In Central Asia, six CAREC corridors link the region’s economic hubs to each other and connect the landlocked CAREC countries to other Eurasian and global markets. Corridor 2 links East Asia to the Mediterranean and southern Europe - with trade expanding in recent years following the implementation of the People’s Republic of China’s “go west” policy.
North-South railway project aiming for completion late this year The Asian Development Bank fielded a mission to Turkmenistan to review the implementation progress of the North-South Railway Project, the organization’s first-ever lending intervention in the country.
The CAREC Corridors – Linking Europe and East Asia In Central Asia, six CAREC corridors link the region’s economic hubs to each other and connect the landlocked CAREC countries to other Eurasian and global markets. Corridor 1 - the most active of the six - links Europe to East Asia, traversing the Russian Federation border to the People’s Republic of China via Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic.
ADB to assume transaction advisory role for historic regional gas pipeline The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has been appointed transaction advisor to help attract a commercial consortium leader of global repute that will build, own and operate the planned 1,800-kilometer Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India (TAPI) natural gas pipeline.
CAREC to support key new routes to boost regional trade The 10 members of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) program will develop key new road and rail routes linking Central Asia to People’s Republic of China (PRC) and South Asia between now and 2020 to realize the huge trade potential between the three regions.
Power swaps can help Asia-Pacific manage daunting future energy needs – report Cross-border power exchanges can play a central role in helping Asia and the Pacific meet its booming demand for power, which is set to sharply outpace the rest of the world’s over the next two decades, says a comprehensive new report from the Asian Development Bank.
Central Asia officials meet to discuss implementation of CAREC Program Senior officials from the 10 member countries of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program met in Almaty to review the implementation of the program aimed to develop regional transport networks, boost regional trade, and secure an efficient, reliable energy supply.
