KOTA KINABALU: Sabah’s ill projects are mainly due to contractor issues, material supplies and weather conditions, says Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.
He chaired a special coordination meeting on monitoring Sabah development projects and programmes on Monday (Nov 17).
Fadillah said nine sick projects were identified this year and are expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2026.
State and federal representatives were briefed on RP5 RMK 12 2025 progress and RP1 RMK 13 implementation mechanisms.
Fadillah said the meeting was a collective effort to ensure progress and remove stumbling blocks.
“Overall, the allocation for Development for RP5 RMK 12 as of November 3 at the national level has reached over 71% or RM61.89bil,” he said.
Fadillah said this is compared to the original allocation of RM86bil for 9,516 projects.
He said Sabah, which has the highest number of 1,294 projects, has spent RM4.17bil adding this compares to RM5.94bil in original funds allocated for the same period.
Fadillah said that for Budget 2026 a total of 1,143 programmes and projects, including 188 new ones, has been allocated RM6.89bil.
Key 2026 focus projects include Phase 1A of the Southern Link power grid under the Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation.
He cited the Sabah Cardiology Unit at Queen Elizabeth Hospital II as another focus and also listed construction of a new road from Kalabakan to Simanggaris on the Malaysia–Indonesia border.
Fadillah said Petra has spent over RM674.3mil or 94% of the RM73.1mil allocation for 2025 for Sabah.
He said this involves 88 projects covering flood mitigation, beach erosion prevention and river repair works as well as water supply projects, irrigation and power supply stabilisation projects.
Fadillah said new Petra projects in 2026 include the Moyog river project.
He said they also include water supply projects for Tawau and irrigation projects in Kota Kinabalu.
