TAPI Pipeline Advances to Herat Outskirts, Commissioning Targeted for 2026

Turkmenistan announced at an Ashgabat energy forum that the TAPI gas pipeline has reached the outskirts of Herat and is slated for commissioning by end-2026, a project long delayed and previously speculated for cancellation. Satellite imagery from November 7 corroborates pipeline extension from Turkmenistan toward Herat, though the exact terminus remains unclear. The Iran war context may be reviving the project as an alternative export route, but security and financing risks persist.

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