The Guardian: TAP gas pipeline project aroused Italian environmentalists’ discontent

Ambitious energy project launched by President of Azerbaijan is threatening the ecology of Italian city Puglia which is among the UNESCO world heritage sites. As reported by British newspaper The Guardian this fact has aroused the discontent of local environmentalists.

The consortium dealing with the construction of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) where Britain's former prime minister is acting as an advisor, is planning to build a 2,000-mile gas pipeline that will run from Azerbaijan across much of central eastern Europe, says the publication.

According to the publication, for several years there have been demonstrations in Puglia opposing the project (due to start in 2016) sponsored by President Ilham Aliyev. According to the project plan the pipeline has to come onshore in Brindisi and Melendugno, which has sparked discontent among the local population.

The environmentalists claim that Puglia, which boasts two UNESCO world heritage sites, will still suffer as a result of the pipeline's rollout but the consortium rejects these claims.
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