Summit Power

DSE: SUMITPOWER

Power · Summit Group

Summit Power is the power-generation arm of Summit Group and a leading private independent power producer (IPP) in Bangladesh, operating a portfolio of gas- and liquid-fuel plants selling electricity to the national grid.

Business: Development and operation of independent power plants under long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) with the Bangladesh Power Development Board; part of a wider Summit energy footprint that includes LNG and power infrastructure.

Market data

Market capitalisation

14,950 mn BDT

Paid-up capital

10,679 mn BDT

Outstanding shares

1,067,877,239

Last price

13.9 BDT

Listed

2005

Market category

A

Source: Dhaka Stock Exchange, fetched 2026-05

Policy exposure

Capacity-payment structure of IPP power purchase agreements and the fiscal burden of paying for idle/standby capacity Take-or-pay capacity charges to private IPPs are a recurring strain on BPDB finances and the energy subsidy bill, central to power-sector reform debate. Source: analysis

Forex exposure of dollar-indexed PPA tariffs amid taka depreciation Capacity and energy payments indexed to the US dollar transmit currency risk onto the public utility and the national reserves position. Source: analysis

Concentration of private generation within a few large groups (Summit among them) A concentrated IPP market raises questions about competitive procurement, the role of unsolicited deals, and bargaining power in tariff negotiations. Source: analysis