To promote renewable and domestic resources of energy, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has approved the licence to Lahore Xingzhong Renewable Energy Company Limited.

The company will setup Pakistan's first power plant to generate 40 megawatts of electricity from solid waste. The plant will be set up in Punjab's capital city Lahore.

The project will deploy state of the art incineration type generation facility and the most suitable waste to energy technology.

With the help of this project city’s municipal solid waste by 2,000 tons a day to generate electricity and it is an environment-friendly solution to address the municipality’s waste issue and meet energy needs.

Successful implementation of the project will solve waste disposal problems and challenges of limited space for landfills and gas emissions resulting in cleaner cities and healthy life.