Encouraging Economic Independence, PPM MHU Wins Tamasya Award 2024

Photo: Doc. PT Multi Harapan Utama (MHU)

JAKARTA - PT Multi Harapan Utama (MHU) as part of the MMS Group Indonesia (MMSGI) has again made achievements by receiving the Tamasya Award (Community Welfare Mining Mining). This award is part of the Minerba Expo 2024 peak event organized by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) through the Directorate General of Mineral and Coal (Ditjen Minerba) which took place at the Kartika Expo Center, Balai Kartini, Jakarta, Tuesday 26 November.

In this event, MHU won the 2024 Tamasya Award as the winner in the Community Development and Empowerment Performance (PPM) of the Coal Commodity for the large-scale mining category (production capacity of more than 10 million metric tons). The Tamasya Award 2024 was given directly by the Deputy Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Yuliot Tanjung to the Director of MHU Faiz Firdaus Fauzan who was present at the event.

According to Yuliot, the Tamasya Award not only reflects contributions and dedication, but also hard work and enthusiasm to continue to contribute to the nation's development. PPM is one of the efforts to overcome the gap between the mining industry and the need for community empowerment around mining sites such as aspects of education, health, social, economy, environment, institutions to sustainable infrastructure.

"The mining sector has contributed to GDP in 2024 by around 12 percent by having a positive impact on economic equality in the regions, especially outside Java. On the other hand, it also reduces the inequality of the Gini ratio in the March 2024 survey to 0.379 compared to the previous period in March 2023 by 0.388," said Yuliot.

According to Faiz, MHU has collaborated with the community and all stakeholders in carrying out the transformation so that the implementation of PPM can run optimally to realize the economic independence of the community around its operational area in a sustainable manner.

"We are very grateful and proud to receive the 2024 Tamasya Award in the category of Community Development and Empowerment Program. This award is clear evidence of MHU's commitment to making a positive contribution to the community around our operational area. We believe that the synergy between the Good Mining Practices (GMP)-based approach and MHU's commitment to sustainability will continue to bring positive changes to the surrounding community and support sustainable economic development," he said.

As part of the company's sustainability initiative, MHU runs various superior community empowerment programs such as the development of Chocolate Lung Anai, Tempe Loa Kulu Chips, Tea Wai Tea, Rice Loh Sumber and several other programs that also involve community collaboration in areas around operational areas, namely the development of the economic independence of the Payang Sejahtera BUM Desa in the Payang River, Loa Kulu, Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan has succeeded in achieving a Social Return on Investment (SROI) up to 5 times, which shows the value of benefits far beyond the initial investment.

These programs not only bring economic benefits, but also foster independence with local wisdom. MHU oversees approximately a total of 30 MSMEs and BUMDes which can increase people's income around operational areas by 7 percent per year.

The 2024 Tamasya Award is the government's appreciation to business entities in the mineral and coal mining sector that have carried out the development and empowerment of the community to contribute to educational, social, cultural activities, environmental sustainability and economic improvement in the area around the mining site.