KUALA LUMPUR – Local companies have gained access to the international market through the Industrial Collaboration Programme (ICP) for the mass rapid transit (MRT) project with works valued at RM88.3 million.
MRT Corp chief financial officer Shahrul Fadli Omar said it has provided job opportunities to more than 4,200 individuals and benefited over 300 local firms to date.
He said the 49th train set, which is the final electric train set for the Sg Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya (SSP) Line, contains 60% local content compared to previous train sets – including for the Sg Buloh-Kajang (SBK) Line.
“With the delivery of the last train set today from SMH Rail Sdn Bhd’s factory to MRT Serdang Depot, we project that the SSP Line will operate as scheduled in January 2023,” he said after the ceremony to celebrate the “ICP Initiative Completion: Electric Train Manufacturing under the MRT Project Putrajaya Line” in Putrajaya today.
Shahrul Fadli said there are still several processes that needed to be done, including engineering and system testing before the line can operate.
Meanwhile, Technology Depository Agency Bhd chief executive officer Dr Sharoul Jambari said the implementation of ICP under the MRT SSP Line project represents the continuation of a similar initiative during the MRT SBK Line project.
He said its implementation has contributed RM2 billion in terms of output to the economy, compared to the amount invested worth RM1.06 billion. – Bernama, November 20, 2021
