Pakistan is advancing two government-backed energy monetization initiatives that have not been integrated: one captures methane from landfills for carbon credits, while the other directs surplus electricity from underused coal-fired plants toward Bitcoin mining and AI data centers. In May 2025, the Pakistan Crypto Council, led by Bilal Bin Saqib, announced plans to allocate roughly 2,000 MW of surplus electricity to those operations. The coal plants are running at approximately 15% capacity. Separately, the Ravi Urban Development Authority and Lahore Waste Management Company are leading methane-related work at the 43-acre Mehmood Booti dumpsite, which has accumulated approximately 13 million tons of waste since 1997. Roughly Rs5 billion, or approximately $17.86 million, is being invested in methane capture, flaring, energy conversion, leachate treatment, urban forestry and a solar park. The project targets around 100,000 tons of carbon credits annually and revenue exceeding Rs2 billion per year. Work at Lakhodair is aimed at generating millions of carbon credits aligned with Article 6 carbon-market frameworks. Landfills account for roughly 73% of Pakistan's waste-sector emissions and about 3% of its overall greenhouse-gas inventory. Although methane-to-Bitcoin projects exist in the United States and elsewhere, no confirmed project has linked Pakistan's landfill-gas initiatives with its crypto-mining plans. Such a link would require gas-capture systems, generators, mining hardware and regulatory and engineering coordination. For now, Pakistan is pursuing separate bets on carbon-market revenue and crypto mining powered by surplus coal-generated electricity.