Pak parliament becomes first in world to run entirely on solar power:
Week 22-29th Feb,2016
• Pakistan parliament on Tuesday became the first in the world to completely run on solar power, a venture supported by China with $55 million funding.
• 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 $55 million.
• The project to run parliament on solar power was launched last year when Chinese President Xi Jinping visited and addressed the parliament.
• China provided over $55 million to carry out the project.
• Officials said that there are some parliaments like the Israeli Knesset which are partly run on solar power.