The new section of the pipeline connects the Turkmen city of Serhetabat with Afghanistan's Herat region.
The TAPI gas pipeline is a major energy project that will connect Turkmenistan with Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India. The Serhetabat-Herat section will be a key element of this transport infrastructure
In September 2024, the opening and construction of several major infrastructure facilities took place on the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan border with the participation of the National Leader of the Turkmen people.
The 177-meter railway bridge of the Serhetabat-Turgundi steel mainline was commissioned. Construction began on the Serhetabat-Herat section of the TAPI gas pipeline and the Serhetabat-Herat fiber-optic communication line. A warehouse complex was also opened at the Turgundi railway station's port, and construction began on the Turgundi-Sanabar section of the first phase of the Turgundi-Herat railway.
Within the framework of the first phase of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (TAP) power transmission line, a power plant located in Afghanistan's Herat Province was commissioned, reported by turkmenistan.ru
