The Sindh government has approved the addition of 100 more electric buses to the province’s public transport network as part of its efforts to expand environmentally friendly transportation. The announcement was made by Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon, who oversees the information, transport, and mass transit portfolios, on the occasion of World Environment Day 2026. The approval adds to a growing series of electric transport commitments made by the Sindh government over recent months as the province works to modernise its urban mobility infrastructure across Karachi, Hyderabad, and other major cities.
Speaking on the occasion, Memon said the expansion of the electric vehicle bus fleet would improve commuting facilities for residents while promoting cleaner and more sustainable transportation across Sindh. He said growing environmental challenges have made it increasingly important to adopt environmentally responsible practices and highlighted the provincial government’s efforts to support sustainable development. According to the minister, Sindh has taken several initiatives aimed at reducing carbon emissions and encouraging the use of green transportation, including the introduction of eco-friendly electric buses and electric scooters.
The latest approval of 100 electric buses builds on a series of transport decisions taken at the Sindh Mass Transit Authority board level in recent weeks. The board had earlier approved the procurement of 500 electric buses under a public-private partnership model, with 450 of those buses to operate on 25 routes across Karachi and 50 buses on five routes in Hyderabad, alongside the establishment of five modern electric vehicle depots across Sindh to support the growing electric public transport network. The cumulative effect of these approvals places Sindh on an accelerated trajectory toward electrifying a meaningful share of its public transport fleet, although the pace of actual deployment will depend on how quickly procurement and depot construction can be completed.
Memon said the transport initiatives are designed to provide citizens with safer, more comfortable, and higher-quality travel options while helping lower pollution levels and fuel consumption across the province. For a city like Karachi, where public transport has long been inadequate relative to the demands of one of South Asia’s most densely populated urban centres, the sustained commitment to electric bus procurement represents a generational shift in how the provincial government is approaching the challenge of urban mobility, placing sustainability and quality of service at the centre of what has historically been a reactive and underfunded public transport policy environment.
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