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Invisible Assets

INVISIBLE ASSETS

Achieving sustainable growth by refining the invisible assets that underpin our
GPS×G ([Gas & Power + Service] × Global) strategy

Safe and stable energy
supply infrastructure
P25

See details in the “Business overview.”

Relationships of trust with11 million customers
P31

See details in the “Business overview.”

Relationships of trustwith business partners
P52

Digitalization andtechnology development
capabilities (Innovation)
P53

Human resources
P55

ESG Initiatives
Environmental, Social, Governance
P57

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TOKYO GAS INTEGRATED REPORT 2019

Relationships of trustwith business partners
In the present stage of transformation of the energy industry, namely,
the full deregulation of the electricity and gas retail markets, we areexchanging information broadly with not only electricity and gas
companies but also players in various industries. Moreover, we arepromoting cooperation in areas where we foresee mutual synergies
such as gas resource procurement and the electricity business(power plant construction and electricity sales).

LNG value chain

LNG procurement

Using technology and know-how concerning the integrated energy business,
we provide energy solutions to customers who are expanding business inSoutheast Asia and North America, and contribute to infrastructure-building.
PetroVietnam
Gas

Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for Coopration on
the Development of the LNG Value Chain in Vietnam

PT Pertamina

Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Pertamina
towards Forming a Strategic Alliance-Cooperation for
Development of LNG Value Chain in Indonesia

Petronas LNG
Ltd.

Signing of a Memorandum of Collaboration

PT MiuraIndonesia

Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on Mutual
Cooperation in Indonesia

First Gen

Signing of a Joint Development Agreement on the construction
and operation of the LNG receiving terminal in the Philippines

Ensure flexibility and realize cost-competitive LNG
procurement by enhancing and expanding alliance withLNG players in Japan and overseas.

Kansai Electric Power

Korea Gas Corporation

Centrica, U.K.

Kyushu Electric PowerCPC Corporation, Taiwan

RWE, Germany

Power generation

Electricity sales

Expand competitive power sources.

Expanding electricity sales to high-voltage and extra-highvoltage customers

JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation(Kawasaki Natural Gas Power Station)
Kobe Steel, Ltd. (KOBELCO) (Moka Power Station)
Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. (Ohgishima Power)
Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. and KYUSHU ELECTRIC POWER CO., INC.
(Chiba-Sodegaura Energy)
ENGIE, France (Renewables joint-venture company in Mexico)Tohoku-Electric Power Co, Inc.

NTT Group

OSAKA GAS CO., LTD.

(Synergia Power Co., Ltd.)(ENNET Corporation)(ENNET Corporation)

Expanding electricity sales to low-voltage customers
Business alliances with 21 companies including gas operators
which are our city gas wholesale customers(approx. 630,000 city gas customers)

Business alliances with 27 LP gas sales companies(approx. 310,000 LP gas customers)

Enhance the electricity sales structure through cross-industrial
alliance with partners, including real estate companies who havecontact points and relationships with customers.

Service fields
Expand synergetic alliance with business partners toaccelerate initiatives to provide gas, electricity and services
as a packaged service.
OTOBANK Inc.

Audio book services

KAJITAKU CO., Ltd.

Cooking services

ENECHANGE Ltd.

Use of the basis for new services

Examples of companies in alliance
Cable TV

Real estate agency

Energy saving service Management company

Housekeeping service
MovingCity Gas Retail Services
Jupiter Telecommunications (J:COM) and 19 J:COM Group
companies (42 channels)(Plan to accept orders from the first half of fiscal 2019)