Overview
- Officials said on Sunday that about 1,100 green electric buses are now operating across Punjab, with the government committing to extend service to all 147 tehsils.
- The province has launched services on 13 routes in six districts, deploying specific fleets such as 15 buses in Khushab and nine in Khanewal, Bhakkar, Attock, Mandi Bahauddin and Hafizabad.
- Provincial authorities say near-term fleet growth includes plans to induct 1,500 buses, another 488 vehicles expected by the end of August, and earlier shipments of roughly 212 buses already in the country.
- Punjab reports an electric bus assembly operation is under way to cut costs and create skilled jobs while parallel programmes propose mass distribution of e-bikes for students and green tractors for farmers.
- The expansion aims to give millions cheaper, cleaner transport, lower fuel imports and spur local industry, with officials targeting 5,000 buses over five years as a broader industrial and climate policy goal.