Anti-graft watchdog probes project handover to Chinese firm
The Anti-Corruption Commission sent a letter referring to public finance rules and saying projects must be handed over to companies capable of undertaking the work.
11 Jan 2018, 9:00 AM
The anti-graft watchdog wants to stop the handover of a project to a Chinese company over corruption complaints.
Hassan Manik, information officer of the Anti-Corruption Commission, confirmed to the Maldives Independent that the watchdog was looking into complaints. The investigation is at the evaluation stage, he said, but declined to elaborate.
Donfang Electric International Corporation proposed US$38.6 million (MVR 567.4 million), excluding bank interest, for a project to lay a high-voltage cable between the capital and the island suburb Hulhumalé. A proposal from China National Electric Engineering came in at US$ 44.4 million when the project was initially tendered.
The energy ministry, which previously supervised the project, informed China National Electric Engineering on November 13 it had won the tender.
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