Its role Owner
Toho Gas Co., Ltd. (東邦ガス株式会社) is a Japanese city gas utility headquartered in Nagoya. It supplies city gas and LPG across the Chubu region, primarily Aichi, Gifu, and Mie prefectures. The company’s operations span LNG procurement, gas production, transmission and distribution networks, retail supply to residential, commercial, and industrial users, and associated engineering, maintenance, and appliance services. Toho Gas also participates in cogeneration and district energy solutions and is active in Japan’s liberalized electricity retail market.
For industrial customers, including chemicals and materials producers, Toho Gas provides process heat, steam, and combined heat and power solutions, along with technical support for efficiency, reliability, and emissions management. The company is advancing low‑carbon initiatives such as high‑efficiency gas systems, carbon‑neutral LNG, hydrogen and synthetic methane (e‑methane) pathways, and methane leak reduction, aiming to integrate lower‑carbon gases into existing infrastructure while supporting industrial decarbonization goals.
Also known as Toho Gas Company.
chemXplore tracks 1 project involving Toho Gas, of which one is active.
FEED awarded for Norfolk e‑NG plant using ~250 MW electrolysis to produce synthetic methane for export to Japan; FID targeted 2027 and commercial operations by 2030.
The Live Oak project aims to produce e-NG in Nebraska, targeting 250 MW electrolysis and 75 ktpa methanation, with operations by 2030, exporting to Japan for carbon-neutral goals.
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