Summit Group
Summit Group is one of the largest Bangladeshi conglomerates. The industries under this conglomerate include communication, trading, energy and power, shipping.[4][5]
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Communication, Trading, Energy & Power, Shipping |
| Headquarters | Bangladesh HQ: Dhaka, Bangladesh Global HQ: One Raffles Place, Singapore[1] |
Key people | Muhammed Aziz Khan (Chairman) |
| Revenue | US$1.2 billion (2019) |
| US$100 million (2019) | |
| Total assets | US$2.5 billion (2019)[2] |
| Owner |
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| Parent | JERA[3] |
| Website | www.summitpowerinternational.com |
History edit
Summit Power Limited was established on 30 March 1997 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[6] Muhammed Aziz Khan is the founding chairman of Summit.[7] It is a subsidiary of Summit Power International based in Singapore.[6] On 7 June 2004, Summit Power was made into a public limited company.[6]
In September 2007, the Anti-Corruption Commission sued former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for allegedly taking a 30 million BDT bribe from Summit Group, Wärtsilä, and United Group in return for a 100 mW powerplant in Khulna.[8] The bribe was used to buy a property in Dhanmondi under the Bangabandhu Memorial Trust.[8] The other accused in the case were Abul Kalam Azad, Nooruddin Mahmud Kamal, Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury, Muhammed Aziz Khan, Hasan Mahmud Raja, and Farid Khan.[8]
Summit Communication received Nationwide Telecommunication Transmission Network license from Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission in 2009,[9] and laid down the largest fibre optic cable network in Bangladesh.[10]
In January 2011, Summit Group signed an agreement with World Bank to finance the purchase of equipment from General Electric worth US$115 million for Bibiyana power plant.[11]
In November 2012, Summit Group signed an agreement with China Energy Group to cooperate in the energy sector.[12]
Taiyo Life Insurance purchased 12.6 percent of Meghnaghat power plant from Summit Group in 2013 for US$20.3 million.[13]
In July 2014, Summit Group received a US$190 million loan from Standard Chartered Bank for a powerplant in Narayanganj District to be built by its subsidiary Summit Meghnaghat Power Company Limited.[14]
In 2016, Summit Group formed Summit Technopolis, a joint venture with Indian company Infinity Infotech Parks Limited, to build a hi-tech park in Gazipur.[15] Summit Group merged Summit Purbanchol Power Company, Summit Narayanganj Power, and Summit Uttaranchal Power Company under Summit Power.[16] Aziz Khan was appointed the honorary counsel general of Finland in Bangladesh.[17]
In April 2017, Summit Group secured a loan from The City Bank for Summit Barisal Power Limited and Summit Narayanganj Power Unit II Limited.[18] It signed an agreement with Bangladesh Power Development Board to build 149MW power plant in Gazipur District.[19] Wärtsilä would supply the equipment for the Gazipur plant.[20] Faisal Khan was appointed additional managing director of Summit Group in July 2017.[21] It received permission to establish a liquefied natural gas terminal in Moheshkhali.[22] The group would invest 3 billion USD to build the terminal with Mitsubishi Corporation.[23] The terminal was given a 15 year tax exemption by the National Board of Revenue.[24]
In 2018, the chairman of Summit, Aziz Khan, was the 34th richest man in Singapore.[25] Summit Alliance Port East Gateway, a subsidiary of Summit Group, received contract for three river terminals in India from the Inland Waterways Authority of India.[26]
In April 2019, Summit Group started supplying the national grid with Liquefied natural gas.[27] In October 2019, JERA purchased a 22 percent of Summit Power International for US$330 million.[28] The company announced plans to invest five billion USD next five years with 60 percent of the investment coming from JERA.[29] It announced a US$500 million joint investment with JERA to build the Matarbari Power Plant.[30]
In May 2020, Summit Group received US$140 million from Clifford Capital Pte Ltd and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation for the Summit Gazipur II Power Plant.[31] Summit established the Hamiduzzaman Sculpture Park in its Gazipur powerplant.[32]
In 2022, the chairman of Summit, Aziz Khan, was the 42nd richest man in Singapore.[33] According to The Daily Star, Summit Group received the second highest capacity charge from the government of Bangladesh at 12.57 percent of capacity charge payments.[34]
List of companies edit
- Summit Industrial & Mercantile Corporation (Pvt.) Ltd.[35]
- Cosmopolitan Communications Limited.[36]
- Cosmopolitan Traders (Pvt.) Ltd.[37]
- Cosmopolitan Finance Ltd.[38]
- Summit Power Limited.[39]
- Summit Turbine Division.[40]
- Summit Shipping Ltd.[41]
- Summit Communications Ltd.[42]
- Summit Alliance Port Limited
- United Summit Coastal Oil Ltd.
- Summit Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.
- Resources & Solutions Ltd.
- Summit Developers Ltd.
- Summit Towers Ltd.
- Summit Technopolis[15]
- Khulna Power Company Limited (associated company)[43]
Projects edit
- Summit LNG Terminal[43]
- Summit Meghnaghat Power Company Limited[43]
- Summit Bibiyana Power Company Limited[43]
- Summit Gazipur II Power Limited (Summit Gazipur II Power Plant)[43]
- Summit Gazipur I Power Limited (Summit Gazipur I Power Plant)[43]
- Summit Barisal Power Limited (Summit Barisal Power Plant)[43]
- Summit Narayanganj Power Unit II Limited[43]
- Ashulia Power Plant II[43]
- Narayanganj Power Plant I[43]
- Maona Power Plant[43]
- Madhabdi Power Plant II[43]
- Jangalia Power Plant[43]
- Chandina Power Plant II[43]
- Rupganj Power Plant[43]
- Ullapara Power Plant[43]
- Ashulia Power Plant I[43]
- Chandina Power Plant I[43]
- Madhabdi Power Plant I[43]
- Khulna Power Company Limited Power Plant I[43]
- Khulna Power Company Limited Power Plant II[43]
- Khulna Power Company Limited Power Plant III[43]
Board of directors edit
| Name | Position | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Muhammed Aziz Khan | Chairman | [44] |
| Ayesha Aziz Khan | Managing Director | [44] |
| Toshiro Kudama | Director | [44] |
| Takeshi Takahashi | Director | [44] |
| Latif Khan | Director | [44] |
| Faisal Karim Khan | Director | [44] |
| Adeeba Aziz Khan | Director | [44] |
| Azeeza Aziz Khan | Director | [44] |
| Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu | Director | [44] |
| Tang Kin Fei | Director | [44] |
See also edit
References edit
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- ^ "Summit to invest $5b in infrastructure in 5 years". 30 October 2019.
- ^ "Japan's JERA invests $330m to buy 22% stake in Summit". 7 October 2019.
- ^ "Summit inks energy deal with Chinese company". The Daily Star. 2012-11-22. Retrieved 2016-10-29.
- ^ "Summit Power buys 64% stake in Ace Alliance Power | Dhaka Tribune". Dhaka Tribune. 2016-09-22. Retrieved 2016-10-29.
- ^ a b c "Summit Power International Limited, Summit Group, Summit Power, Summit Power Bangladesh, Summit Power Singapore". Summit Power International. 2017-11-24. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ Report, Star Digital (2022-09-06). "Summit supports migrant workers in Singapore". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ a b c Staff Correspondent (2007-09-03). "Tk 3cr graft case against Hasina". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ "Summit gets NTTN licence". The Daily Star. 2009-12-22. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ Hasan, Mahmudul (2022-12-08). "Summit: a major player in ICT infrastructure". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ "Summit strikes deals to finance three power projects". The Daily Star. 2011-01-30. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ "Summit inks energy deal with Chinese company". The Daily Star. 2012-11-22. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ "Japanese life insurer partners with Summit". The Daily Star. 2013-06-11. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ Rahman, Md Fazlur (2014-07-16). "StanChart raises $190m for Summit power plant". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ a b "Summit Technopolis begins building hi-tech park". The Daily Star. 2016-02-29. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ Chowdhury, Sarwar A. (2016-03-17). "Summit merges power subsidiaries". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ "Summit's Aziz Khan becomes Finland's honorary consul general". The Daily Star. 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ "City Bank arranges debt financing for two power plants of Summit Group". The Daily Star. 2017-04-23. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ "Summit Group signs 149MW power deals". The Daily Star. 2017-04-13. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ "Wärtsilä to supply equipment for Summit's 300MW power plant". The Daily Star. 2017-08-20. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ "Summit Group appoints new additional managing director". The Daily Star. 2017-07-17. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ Byron, Rejaul Karim (2017-04-04). "Summit Group to get nod for LNG terminal this week". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ "Summit Power to develop $3 billion LNG-to-power Bangladesh project with Japan firms". Reuters. 2018-03-13. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ "Summit LNG gets 15-yr tax break". The Daily Star. 2018-11-01. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ "Summit's Aziz 34th richest in Singapore: Forbes". The Daily Star. 2018-08-16. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ "Summit to operate three river terminals in India". The Daily Star. 2018-11-06. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ "Summit Group starts supply of LNG". The Daily Star. 2019-04-30. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ "Japan's JERA acquires 22pc stake of Summit Power for $330m". The Daily Star. 2019-10-08. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ Rahman, Sajjadur (2019-10-30). "Summit to invest $5b in infrastructure in 5 years". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ "Summit, JERA Asia team up for $500m energy project". The Daily Star. 2019-05-30. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ Report, Star Online (2020-05-15). "Summit secures $140 million in financing from Clifford Capital, Japan's SMBC". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ Alom, Zahangir (2020-02-02). "Summit's 'Hamiduzzaman Sculpture Park' in the making". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ "Summit's Aziz Khan 42nd richest in Singapore: Forbes". The Business Standard. 2022-09-08. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ Islam, Zyma (2022-08-31). "Capacity payments for power plants: One third goes to three firms". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ "Hi-tech park nears reality". The Daily Star. 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2016-10-29.
- ^ "Summit: a major player in ICT infrastructure". The Daily Star. 2022-12-08. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
- ^ "Cosmopolitan Traders (Pvt.) Ltd.: Private Company Information - Businessweek". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2016-10-29.
- ^ "Cosmopolitan Finance Limited: Private Company Information - Businessweek". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2016-10-29.
- ^ "Summit Wins ICMAB Best Corporate Award 2015 - Energy Bangla". Energy Bangla. 2016-10-27. Retrieved 2016-10-29.
- ^ "Summit powers up project with foreign funds". The Daily Star. 2015-06-04. Retrieved 2016-10-29.
- ^ "Summit's new vice-chairman". The Daily Star. 2010-02-14. Retrieved 2016-10-29.
- ^ "Summit Communications Limited - Membership". Membership. 2015-11-09. Retrieved 2016-10-29.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Summit Power International Limited, Summit Group, Summit Power, Summit Power Bangladesh, Summit Power Singapore". Summit Power International. 2017-08-24. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Summit Power International Limited, Summit Group, Summit Power, Summit Power Bangladesh, Summit Power Singapore". Summit Power International. 2017-08-22. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
External links edit
- Summit Group's corporate information