Toyota Tsusho, Toho Gas Partner on Biogas Demonstration Project in Brazil
- Toyota Tsusho, Toho Gas and Sebigas Cótica Bioenergia entered a joint development agreement to demonstrate biogas production from sugarcane residues in Brazil.
- The project secured support under Japan’s economy ministry’s FY2025 Global South subsidy program for large-scale demonstrations outside ASEAN.
- The Japanese partners will establish a Brazilian special purpose company with Mizuho Bank and Cótica Energia e Participações.
- Demonstration operations are scheduled for July 2028 through around January 2030, targeting 5,000 cubic meters of biogas daily.
- Commercialization efforts will focus on Brazilian mobility fuel demand, with potential exports to Japan.
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