Pakistan gets the world's first parliament run entirely on solar power
 

Pakistan gets the world's first parliament run entirely on solar power
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Pakistan's parliament has become the first in the world to run entirely on solar energy. The new solar-powered parliament was inaugurated by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday, with the ambitious project being funded by the Chinese government at a cost of $55 million.

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K**wn as the Majlis-e-Shoora, the building is located in the country's capital Islamabad. The Pakistani parliament **w produces 80MW of electricity, of which 68MW will be consumed by the building, while the remaining 12MW will be diverted to the national grid. Read more...

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