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RJR News has been informed that an international forensic auditor is to arrive in the island this weekend to begin a probe at the state-run Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ).
The investigation is to be carried out as part of the overall probe into the Cuban Light Bulb Project.
According to information reaching our news centre, the auditor who is based in Canada will be in the island for at least a week.
He is expected to go through the financial records at the PCJ in order to determine if there were any financial breaches.
Two months ago, Energy Minister Clive Mullings announced that an audit would have been carried out at the Corporation.
The entity was given the task of executing aspects of the Cuban programme which involved the distribution of energy saving bulbs across the island.
In a March interview, Mr. Mullings said the audit would assist the authorities to determine whether there was any financial impropriety.
He made the pronouncement two days after Director of Administration at the PCJ Rodney Salmon was fired.
A statement from the PCJ's Board announcing Mr. Salmon's dismissal said officers of the Corporation should also be held accountable for what it termed "gross negligence" in not following established guidelines.
The Board also cited numerous breaches of the Petroleum Corporation Act, the Public Bodies Management and Accountability Act as well as the Financial Administration and Audit Act.