Kazakhstan Proposes to Join TAPI Gas Pipeline Project with 30% Stake Bid

Kazakhstan has proposed joining the Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India (TAPI) gas pipeline project with a stake of up to 30 per cent, but has not yet received a reply from existing participants, Energy Minister Yerlan Akkenzhenov said.

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the Kazakh presidential residence during the Turkmen president’s state visit, Akkenzhenov said that an official request had already been sent to shareholders of the project operator.

“We are awaiting a response. There have been no responses thus far. We have raised the issue at a high-level meeting, and we are awaiting a response from the Turkmenistan side. There is nothing yet on when a response would be given,” he added.