Reportedly, it is planned to transport gas from Turkmenistan to Azerbaijan, and then transfer it to the Southern Corridor pipeline network, which connects Azerbaijan to Europe through Georgia and Turkey. The agency writes that the issue of supplying Turkmen gas to Europe bypassing Russia was being discussed earlier, but unsuccessfully. However, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the topic of finding alternative routes for the transportation of energy trains became relevant.
It was not immediately clear when shipments would start to arrive under the proposed plan, or how technically feasible such an idea was in the short-term. Discussions on alternative routes for Turkmen gas that would avoid Russia have taken place previously, with little success. But the invasion of Ukraine and the ripple effect on energy markets has resurfaced many ideas for energy transport routes that had previously been considered unlikely. 
Turkey is working to become a key energy transit route, thanks to its strategic location straddling Europe and Asia and controlling access to the Black Sea. It wants to use energy projects to strengthen economic and diplomatic ties. A decision has already been made to double the capacity of the Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) to 32 billion cubic meters.

The European Union is grappling with a cut in natural gas supply from Russia that has triggered a jump in energy prices.