The Punjab government is preparing a major policy push to convert waste into energy and commercially usable products under its expanding “Suthra Punjab” initiative. Officials are considering incentives and land leases for private-sector green investment projects across the province. Under the proposed framework, government land could be leased to private companies for waste-to-energy, biogas and recycling projects.

The Punjab government is preparing a major policy push to convert waste into energy and commercially usable products under its expanding “Suthra Punjab” initiative.

Officials are considering incentives and land leases for private-sector green investment projects across the province. Under the proposed framework, government land could be leased to private companies for waste-to-energy, biogas and recycling projects.

The projects are aimed at reducing environmental pollution while generating renewable energy and revenue from municipal waste.

Officials said the policy is being developed to modernize Punjab’s waste management system and move away from traditional “collect and dump” practices. These practices have long contributed to landfill overflow, methane emissions and urban pollution.

Government sources said rules and conditions for leasing public land to environmentally sustainable projects are being finalized. Detailed regulatory guidelines are also being prepared.

The move comes as the provincial government speeds up work on the “Waste to Value” phase of the Suthra Punjab program, launched under Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz.

Punjab Local Government Minister Zeeshan Rafique recently said the project is a critical step toward converting thousands of tons of collected waste into energy and reusable products through modern technology.

Speaking at a recent project review meeting, the minister confirmed that a pilot bio-CNG facility at Lahore’s Lakhodair landfill site has already started production.

“Initially, 85 kilograms of CNG were being produced daily from waste, but the methane concentration target would be increased further,” he said.

Officials described the project as a self-sustaining circular economy model designed to reduce waste while generating renewable energy and economic returns.

The provincial government’s latest plans build on several pilot projects launched over the past year in Lahore and other urban centers.

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