Audit: RM499.18m paid for grid project maintenance cost claims

A total of RM499.18 million was paid without confirmation of the Performance Indicator (KPI) report for the payment of maintenance cost claims for the Government Integrated Radio Network (GIRN) project, implemented through a public-private partnership between the government and concessionaires, according to the Auditor General’s Report Year 2020.

The report also found that the rebate deduction amounting to RM2.5 million was not made although the two KPI parameters, namely the handover between cells (data) and data throughput did not achieve by the concessionaires.

The report also revealed that...