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

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

Pic: National Assembly of Pakistan WebSite

• Pakistan Parliament became the first in the world to completely run on solar power.
• A venture supported by China with $55 million funding.
• Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in a simple ceremony switched on solar-powered building of Parliament in capital Islamabad.
• First announced in 2014, the venture has been funded by the Chinese government as an act of friendship.
• The project to run Parliament on solar power was launched last year when Chinese President Xi Jinping visited and addressed Parliament.
• Parliament solar panels will generate 80 MW power.
• 62 MW will be sufficient for parliament while 18 MW will be given to national grid.
• Pakistan’s Parliament has become the first in the world to run entirely on solar power.
• Officials said that there are some Parliaments like the Israeli Knesset which are partly run on solar power.