The Papua New Guinea government is millions provided for high impact infrastructure projects is unaccounted for.
It says more than 200 million US dollars had been allocated over several years in the areas affected by the LNG project but there is hardly anything on the ground to show for it.
The planning and monitoring minister Charles Abel says this is why the government will now allocate five percent of the infrastructure development grants to better resource provinces and to bring in developers to assist with scoping and the implementation of projects.
He says land owner companies and joint ventures will be given priority through the contracting process, subject to their capacity.
And Mr Abel says engaging strategic partners to help out is a critical activity of the government and it is part of a broader strategy around improving implementation and procurement.
He also says the Department of National Planning and Monitoring will now audit spending on infrastructure developments and high impact projects.
