Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI)

Overview
The Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) pipeline after many delays had, as of April 2012, seen some progress in reaching agreement over transit fees. According to Energy Global, Turkmen officials have said they hope for a conclusion to the long-awaited gas price deal with Pakistan and India regarding the construction of TAPI – an ambitious project to build a pipeline through Afghanistan. The conflict and lack of progress lies in the pipeline’s route, particularly the 735 kilometres (km) sections through Afghanistan, which present significant security challenges and requires the participating countries to agree on volumes and price, as well as securing funding for the project.