TAPI, IPI, MBI, SAGE - Gas Pipelines

TAPI

• Turkmenistan -- Afghanistan -- Pakistan -- India
• In discussion for 23+ years
• Issues : outstanding
• pricing
• Security
• Gas certification
• Geopolitical
• Technological
• 1680 km
• To start from approx - 2018

Source: The Dawn

IPI:

• Iran--Pakistan--India
• Conteptualised in early 1989
• India joined in 2005
• Was to be completed by 2013
• India withdrew in 2009
• Price
• Security
• gas volumes. 
• Iran blames India of dropping out under pressure from the US.
• Pak and Iran - have gone ahead - construction started

MBI

• Myanmmar - Bangladesh - India
• Mooted in 1997
• 900 km
• 2005 - agreement of Ind - with both
• BUT - Bangla withdrew - coz:
• India refused 2 additional conditions
• SO - rerouting of line - via
• Mizo - tripura - assam - kolkata
• In the meantime - Myan - contract with China

SAGE

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