From TAPI to CASA-1000: How can Afghanistan benefit from energy corridors?

In Herat, construction on the TAPI pipeline is advancing, raising questions about when local businesses and households might receive its gas. TOLOnews, citing Afghanistan’s Ministry of Mines and Petroleum, reported that nearly 25 kilometres of pipeline had been laid, with more of the route prepared for construction. For Afghan consumers, the practical questions concern supply: who will receive the gas, at what price, and through which distribution network? These questions deserve as much attention as construction milestones. TAPI and CASA-1000 could give Afghanistan a stronger role in regional energy trade. The challenge is to secure domestic gains from projects whose commercial logic extends well beyond its borders. Two corridors, different purposes TAPI is intended to carry Turkmen gas through Afghanistan […]