KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 11): Former education minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid (pictured), who is now chairman of Tenaga Nasional Bhd, has again denied that he took a hefty bribe in exchange for awarding a RM1.25 billion solar power project in Sarawak back in 2016.
The RM1.25 billion solar power project, which was intended to provide electricity to 369 rural schools in Sarawak, was awarded by Mahdzir’s ministry to Jepak Holdings Sdn Bhd.
At the centre of this contract award is Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, wife of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. She is facing charges of having solicited RM187.5 million from Jepak to help the firm secure the project, and for having taken a bribe of RM6.5 million from Jepak s managing director Saidi Abang Samsuddin.