The implementation phase of TAPI pipeline is expected to begin in December 2015.
During the visit to Turkmenistan, the Hon’ble MoS (I/C) also visited the Turkmenbashi Oil Refineries Complex on 07 August, 2015. Hon’ble MoS held bilateral discussions with his Turkmen, Afghan and Pakistan counterparts on issues relating to TAPI and oil and gas sector in general. He paid tributes at the Mahatma Gandhi statue in Ashgabat and visited Yoga Centre.