The Anti-Corruption Commission has set up an inspection team to investigate the alleged corruption in the production and sales of coal required for the Tigyit coal-fired power plant of Electric Power Generation Enterprise of the Ministry of Electricity and Energy.
According to the inspections,
- No (1) Mining Enterprise of Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation and one private company developed an operation on Tigyit coal-fired power plant. However, it reduced more than K1,900 million of mine tax for 2.3 million tonnes of coal and more than K14,000 million for 30 per cent of production that the government must receive, which caused more than K15,900 million losses in the State budget.
- In making the coal procurement contract, the Electric Power Generation Enterprise of the Ministry of Electricity and Energy and the private company underestimated the production and increased the price for one tonne. The government faced losses of a total of more than K9,400 million: over K8,200 million in purchasing for 1.4 million tonnes by the department and more than K1,200 million in income tax that must be paid by the company.
The cases were opened against ex-union ministers U Ohn Win, U Win Khine and the ex-deputy minister Dr Tun Naing under the Section 55 of the Anti-Corruption Law, ex-managing directors U Than Naing Oo and U Kyaw San under the Section 55/63 of the Anti-Corruption Law, the Company Chairman U Chit Khine and the company managing director U Win Min Khine under the Section 55/63 of the Anti-Corruption Law at the Phayagon Myoma police station in Ottarathiri Township of Nay Pyi Taw on 25 April.
- The cases were opened against ex-union ministers U Ohn Win, U Win Khine and the ex-deputy minister Dr Tun Naing under the Section 55 of the Anti-Corruption Law.
- The cases were opened against ex-managing directors U Than Naing Oo and U Kyaw San under the Section 55/63 of the Anti-Corruption Law.
- The cases were opened against the Company Chairman U Chit Khine and the company managing director U Win Min Khine under the Section 55/63 of the Anti-Corruption Law at the Phayagon Myoma police station in Ottarathiri Township of Nay Pyi Taw on 25 April.