Solar power now runs half of Pakistan's 1.83m tubewells
Solar energy has become the dominant power source for irrigation tubewells across Pakistan, running 912,327 of the country's 1.83 million tubewells as of the 7th Agricultural Census 2024.
July 09, 2026 (MLN): Solar energy has become the dominant power source for irrigation tubewells across Pakistan, running 912,327 of the country's 1.83 million tubewells as of the 7th Agricultural Census 2024. This outpaced both diesel (513,552 units) and grid electricity (396,488 units), according to Pakistan Bureau of Statistics data. The finding marks one of the more significant shifts captured in the census's agr...