The Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) Pipeline:
The ongoing West Asia crisis has disrupted energy supplies, exposing India’s heavy dependence on imported gas.This has revived discussion on past pipeline projects like the Iran–Pakistan–India (IPI) and Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India (TAPI)A proposed 2,775 km natural gas pipeline designed to transport gas from Iran’s South Pars field to Pakistan and India. Often referred to as the Peace Pipeline, this project was intended to link the energy-rich Persian Gulf with the energy-starved South Asian economies.Conceptually originated in the 1990s; gained significant diplomatic momentum between 2004 and 2005.Aim is to provide a cost-effective, land-based alternative to expensive Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) imports for India and Pakistan’s industrial and power sectors.
