Pak parl becomes first in world to run entirely on solar power

February 23, 2016 14:19

Pakistan parliament today became the first in the world to completely run on solar power, a venture supported by China with USD 55 million funding.

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in a simple ceremony switched on solar-powered building of the parliament in capital Islamabad.

First announced in 2014, the venture has been funded by the Chinese government as an act of friendship, with the solar power plant costing around USD 55 million.

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