LAHORE:
The ambitious project of the Waste Management Company (LWMC) to convert the landfill Mehmood Booti into a solar park and the urban forest is progressing quickly, and the authorities hope to complete the first phase for July and the second phase by the end of the year.
The initiative, backed by an investment of five billion rupees, aims to convert methane gas emissions into usable energy while generating carbon credits.
For decades, the imposing waste of the waste of Mehmood Booti, located north of Lahore Ring Road, raised serious environmental and health risks, particularly for LWMC workers and nearby residents due to persistent odors and methane emissions.
Now, the 42 Acres site, once it is located almost 80 feet, is rehabilitated with the soil that covers and reintounts as a sustainable and recreational energy center.
The landfill, which served as Lahore’s main site until 2016 before the disposal of waste moved to Lakhodair, is now a key part of the “Clean Punjab” initiative of the Punjab government. Supervised by LWMC and the Ravi Urban Development Authority (RUDA), the project includes a large -scale methane extraction system, where installed plastic pipes will capture and process the gas for sale to the nearby industries.
In addition, an 11 acres solar park on the landfill will generate approximately 5 megawatts of electricity, while the remaining 31 will become an urban forest with trees and trail plantations. The CEO of Ruda, Imran Amin, estimated that the sale of carbon loans could generate two to three billion annual rupees, with additional biogas income.
