據能源經濟12月20日東京報道，日本大阪燃氣周一表示，通過投資新加坡AGP國際控股公司(AG&P)的當地子公司，已進入印度城市燃氣分銷市場，這是其海外擴張計劃的一部分。

為了應對氣候變化，印度政府希望到2030年將清潔能源在印度能源結構中的份額從目前的6%提高到15%，因此印度天然氣市場的需求將大幅增長。

日本第二大城市燃氣供應商大阪燃氣公司，計劃與日本海外交通與城市發展基礎設施投資公司(JOIN)合作，向AG&P的印度子公司投資1.2億美元。AG&P子公司擁有12個地區8年的獨家天然氣銷售權，以及這些地區25年的基礎設施許可證。

大阪燃氣稱，印度是該公司在亞洲的一個關鍵增長市場。大阪燃氣未透露在該子公司的持股比例。

“我們還希望在印度尋求其他商業機會，包括可再生能源。”大阪燃氣公司的高級總經理Katz Sato告訴記者。

大阪燃氣已開始進行海外擴張，以實現其2017年設定的長期目標，即到2030年將經常性利潤增加兩倍，海外利潤占總利潤的比重將從2017年的約5%增至三分之一。

裘寅 編譯自 能源經濟

原文如下：

Japan's Osaka Gas enters India's urban gas distribution 

Japan’s Osaka Gas Co said on Monday it has entered India’s urban gas distribution market by investing in the local unit of Singapore-based AGP International Holdings(AG&P) as part of its overseas expansion drive.

Demand in India’s natural gas market is set to surge as the government wants to raise the share of the cleaner fuel in its energy mix to 15% by 2030 from the current 6% to combat climate change.

Osaka Gas, Japan’s second-biggest city gas supplier, plans to invest up to $120 million in the Indian unit of AG&P together with a state-private fund, Japan Overseas Infrastructure Investment Corporation for Transport&Urban Development(JOIN).The AG&P unit has exclusive gas sales rights for eight years for 12 geographic areas, and infrastructure licenses for 25 years in those places.

Osaka Gas, which did not disclose how big a stake it would own in the unit, said India was a key growth market in Asia for the firm.

“We also want to pursue other business opportunities in India, including renewable energy.” Katz Sato, senior general manager at Osaka Gas, told reporters.

The company has embarked on an overseas expansion to achieve its long-term goal, set in 2017,to triple its recurring profits by 2030, with contribution from abroad to account for one-third of the total profit, from about 5% in 2017.