So that Maluku Residents Don't Just Watch, DPRD Prepares Local Content Regulation for Masela Block

Illustration-(DOK ANTARA)

AMBON - Commission III of the Maluku DPRD is accelerating the preparation of the Regional Regulation Draft (Raperda) on Local Content as a legal basis to ensure the involvement of Maluku workers, business actors, and communities in the development of the Masela Block project.

Member of Commission III of the Maluku DPRD, Rovik Afifudin, said that the regulation was prepared so that the involvement of local communities was not only a commitment, but had a binding legal force for all parties involved in the oil and gas project.

"This regulation is prepared so that the involvement of local communities is not only a commitment but has a binding legal force for all parties involved in the oil and gas project," said Rovik in Ambon, Antara, Thursday, July 9.

According to him, the Local Content Regulation will regulate the involvement of the Maluku people in various activities related to the development of the Masela Block, ranging from labor, business actors, to the provision of goods and services.

The regulation will also serve as a guide for local governments, project implementers, and other stakeholders in utilizing local potential during project development.

"If it has been designated as a local regulation, of course it is binding on all parties, not only for the oil and gas sector, but all local content that wants to participate in the management of the Masela Block," he said.

Rovik said that the presence of the regulation is expected to provide legal certainty as well as ensure that the economic benefits of the national strategic project are more enjoyed by the people of Maluku.

"The ultimate goal is that all policies really benefit the interests of the Maluku people so that the benefits of the Masela Block development can be widely felt," he said.