Providing new forms of community and establishing new earnings pillars

「We will develop businesses in areas expected to generate synergies with the energy business and create new value. In April 2026, we established the Multi-Utility Division to accelerate collaboration and cooperation inside and outside the Group and to develop businesses and services with agility that contribute to the realisation of a circular economy.」

「By expanding the scope of remote meter reading from the conventional gas business to the water utility business, we are providing a joint meter-reading service utilizing the electricity smart-meter communications network as an initiative to improve convenience for local communities through regional infrastructure businesses in the expanding water smart-meter market. We believe that further growth can be expected from synergies through collaboration with the target company’s telemetering business.」

「For regional infrastructure businesses such as resource recycling, water and wastewater services and forestry, we will work with a range of partners to advance initiatives that improve the safety, security and convenience of local communities.」

「Our Group aims to provide new value sought by local communities and customers by creating “value that expands through connection” across a range of areas and supplying services that improve quality of life. In the real estate business, we will make a greater contribution to community development, led by 日本エスコン and 中電不動産. In regional infrastructure businesses such as resource recycling, water and wastewater services and local transportation, we will work with a range of partners to build a decarbonised, circular society. We will also contribute to extending healthy life expectancy in local communities by expanding lifestyle-related businesses such as medical care and health. Going forward, we will continue to pursue the creation of a “new form of community” while valuing collaboration with local communities and partners.」

「Going forward, we will expand into further areas, including real estate, lifestyle-related businesses such as medical care and health, and regional infrastructure businesses such as resource recycling, water and wastewater services and local transportation. In doing so, we will give concrete form to a “new form of community” that improves customers’ quality of life and accelerate its provision.」

「Using “customer-centricity,” “decarbonisation” and “digitalisation” as key concepts, we are developing and providing “community support infrastructure” that delivers “value that expands through connection” across a range of areas, from energy conservation and comfortable living environments to medical care, nursing care and monitoring services, as well as disaster preparedness, crime prevention and the safety of people and local communities.」

「Using “customer-centricity,” “decarbonisation” and “digitalisation” as key concepts, we are developing and providing “community support infrastructure” that delivers “value that expands through connection” across a range of areas, from energy conservation and comfortable living environments to medical care, nursing care and monitoring services, as well as disaster preparedness, crime prevention and the safety of people and local communities.」

「Using “customer-centricity,” “decarbonisation” and “digitalisation” as key concepts, we are developing and providing “community support infrastructure” that delivers “value that expands through connection” across a range of areas, from energy conservation and comfortable living environments to medical care, nursing care and monitoring services, as well as disaster preparedness, crime prevention and the safety of people and local communities.」

「We will establish the provision of “community support infrastructure” using advanced technologies as a new growth area. This will include services that use a variety of data to improve individuals’ quality of life and services for local communities created by connecting and advancing multiple social infrastructures. We will work to create “new value” that can be delivered to customers. In April of this year, we established the Business Creation Division and will accelerate commercialisation through the implementation of new business models.」

「We aim to establish new growth areas and develop them into earnings pillars by providing a new form of community that connects customers and society beyond our existing business domains.」