Seven companies, including Shikoku Electric Power Co. and Mitsubishi Corporation, set up a council in May to turn the Namikata Terminal (Imabari City, Ehime Prefecture), a logistics base that accepts LPG and petroleum products, into an ammonia supply base in May. announced. The existing LPG tanks will be converted to ammonia tanks, and the plan is to develop the port into a hub port that handles approximately 1 million tons of ammonia annually by 2030. Shikoku Electric Power Co. is considering co-firing with ammonia at its coal-fired power plant.

