Solar Replaces Diesel As Pakistan's Biggest Farm Irrigation Power Source

Solar Becomes Pakistan’s Largest Power Source for Farm Irrigation, Replacing Diesel

Solar energy has emerged as the leading power source for agricultural irrigation in Pakistan, replacing diesel-powered tubewells and pumps that dominated the farming sector for decades. According to the 7th Agricultural Census 2024 conducted by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, the number of diesel-powered tubewells and lift pumps has declined by 36 percent since 2004, […] The post Solar Becomes Pakistan’s Largest Power Source for Farm Irrigati…

Solar Replaces Diesel As Pakistan's Biggest Farm Irrigation Power Source

For more than half a century, the sound of Pakistani agriculture was the rattle of a diesel engine pulling water out of the ground. That era is now ending. The 7th Agricultural Census 2024, conducted by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, shows that diesel-powered tubewells and lift pumps have fallen 36 percent since 2004, dropping from 833,953 units to 530,500. Over the same twenty years, Pakistan’s total fleet of tubewells and lift pumps nearly…