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Tripura to convert 5,000 drinking water pumps to solar power
Updated On: 06 August, 2026 08:30 AM IST | Agartala | Agencies
Tripura has launched a project to convert around 5,000 electricity-powered drinking water pumps into solar-powered systems to reduce energy costs
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Tripura has launched a project to convert around 5000 electricity-powered drinking water pumps into solar-powered systems to reduce the state’s power bill, officials said on Wednesday.
Around Rs 125 crore is spent annually on electricity to operate nearly 10,000 pumps across the state. Conversion of 2300 small-bore pumps into solar-powered units, at an cost of Rs 60 crore, has begun.




