3HP-5HP Solar Water Pump Price in Pakistan

Key Takeaways

• Alpha Solar's page lists a 3 HP system at Rs 345,000 to Rs 515,000 and a 5 HP system at Rs 540,000 to Rs 730,000, in columns headed Estimated, under a 2023 heading on a page with a 2025-09-02 timestamp. Its contents lists name panels, a 5 kW VFD and a mounting structure. No pump is listed.
• Two installers say their prices include the pump and installation: Pakistan Solar Traders asks an indicative Rs 750,000 to 900,000 for 5 HP, excluding borewell drilling and civil works, and Solar Citizen asks 8 to 12 lakh (Rs 800,000 to 1,200,000). Alpha's page does not list a pump.
• The DAB documents we read rate the S4 pumps that w11stop titles as solar at 2.2 kW for the 3 HP models and 4 kW for the F13, on AC supply. A distributor-hosted copy of DAB's S4SUN data sheet describes a separate solar motor of 0.37 to 2.2 kW coupled with an S4 pump, and the current DAB catalogue we read lists no solar borehole pump.
• The Hyundai N700E drives in w11stop's pump inverter category are described as High Performance Drives for industrial and commercial use. Their page and the manual copy we read do not mention solar, MPPT or PV. INVT describes its GD170-PV as designed for solar water pump systems.
• Veichi's SI23-D5 table pairs a drive with a pump of the same kW. We found no source for sizing the array at 1.2 to 1.5 times pump power.
• Ten of the 13 w11stop product pages we checked say Coming Soon, so those prices are asking prices for items the retailer does not show as available.

How much does a 3HP or 5HP system cost?

Alpha Solar's opening paragraph calls its lowest price Rs.345,000 for a 3kw system price with L2 structure. Its table, with columns headed Estimated, reads:

No pump is listed in either contents list, and the page never lists a pump as a priced item. Only the page's 10 HP paragraph says "This price includes". The table itself does not say what its prices include, and the page does not say whether installation, wiring or borehole work is in the price.

Alpha's dates do not agree. The heading above the table reads 2023, the page title and headline name 2025, and a timestamp under the article reads 2025-09-02. Reader comments on the page are dated January and April 2024, so the page existed then, but nothing on it shows when the table was set. The table is the price shown on the page when we read it on 28 October 2026.

Other sellers

For Solar Citizen and Pakistan Solar Traders the dates are page metadata; neither page prints a date. One lakh is 100,000 rupees. The Solar With Price totals do not reconcile with its own line items (our arithmetic), so treat the blog as a pointer, not a price.

What do solar submersible pumps cost at w11stop?

These are one retailer's asking prices on 28 October 2026. Each is the price for the pump listed, and its "updated on" stamp equals the request date, so it is not evidence of when a price last changed.

DAB's older S4 technical sheet lists pumps with these names on single-phase 230 V or three-phase 400 V supply, and its current S4 sheet gives three-phase input of 3x230 V or 3x400 V at 50 Hz. The current sheet says the S4 motors are suitable for use with inverters between 30 Hz and 50 Hz. The word "solar" in the titles is w11stop's, and w11stop's description is the generic S4 text with nothing about solar operation. A DAB S4SUN data sheet, in a copy hosted by a South African distributor, describes a DAB solar motor of 0.37 to 2.2 kW coupled exclusively with the DAB S4 pump. That copy is the only one we could read, and the current DAB catalogue we read lists no solar borehole pump. We did not find a current DAB page for the four listed names.

What do pump inverters cost, and which are solar?

These are w11stop's asking prices on 28 October 2026. Each is the price for the drive listed, and the "updated on" stamp equals the request date.

The Hyundai N700E page describes High Performance Drives with a three-phase 380 to 480 VAC input and a general list of loads, and the manual copy we read has no match for solar, photovoltaic, MPPT or PV. INVT, by contrast, describes the GD170-PV series as specially designed for solar water pump systems, with a maximum DC voltage of 800 V or 900 V in the 380 V class, and its manual rates the GD170-5R5-4-PV at 5.5 kW. INVT's solar series takes DC from the array, and nothing in the Hyundai manual describes a DC or PV supply input, so do not buy a Hyundai N700E for solar on the strength of its category.

The INVT listing gives no kW for its Rs 52,000 base price, and INVT's manual rates the GD170-5R5-4-PV in kW, not kWh. The page lists kW options as surcharges, such as 7.5kW at +Rs 10,000 and 11kW at +Rs 25,000, so ask which size the price is for.

What drive size goes with a 3 or 5 HP pump?

Veichi's SI23-D5 table lists a 2.2 kW inverter with a 2.2 kW pump, 4 kW with 4 kW, 5.5 kW with 5.5 kW and 7.5 kW with 7.5 kW. INVT's GD100-PV commissioning check lists that the motor type, voltage and power match the inverter's. INVT's GD100-PV rating table gives 2.2 kW as 3 Hp, 4 kW as 5.5 Hp, 5.5 kW as 7.5 Hp and 7.5 kW as 10 Hp, with no size between 2.2 kW and 4 kW. The 5 HP label is not uniform: the Hyundai listing pairs 5HP with 3.7 kW, while DAB's and INVT's tables pair 4 kW with 5.5 Hp.

Upsizing is a dealer rule. Solar Hub's page says never to buy a VFD that perfectly matches the motor size, and Pakistan Solar Traders' VFD page says undersizing causes overcurrent tripping in low sunlight while slight oversizing is safe. Veichi adds a caution for a motor far smaller than the drive: adjust the protective value to ensure safe running. Alpha pairs a 5 kW VFD with both its 3 HP and 5 HP systems, and neither Veichi nor INVT lists a 5 kW size (our reading of their tables). See the solar pump VFD selection guide for the tables.

How big should the array be?

We found no source for sizing the array at 1.2 to 1.5 times the pump's power rating. Veichi's per-model "max solar power input" is a cap: 3.3 kW on its 2.2 kW inverter, 5.6 kW on 4 kW, 8 kW on 5.5 kW and 10 kW on 7.5 kW. The World Bank sizes an array from a daily energy balance covering water volume, head, sun hours and losses, with an overall efficiency in its worked example of about 77.4%, noting that cloud cover will further reduce output.

For orientation, Alpha's arrays are 6 x 500 W, or 3,000 W, for 3 HP and 10 x 545 W, or 5,450 W, for 5 HP (our arithmetic). Solar Citizen pairs a 5 HP pump with a 5 to 7 kW array and Pakistan Solar Traders with about 10 to 12 panels. These are sellers' own pairings, not a standard. Size from your head and daily water need.

Pole-mounted or L2 structure?

Alpha's page says pole mounting costs more and nothing else about it. Among the sources we read, a pole structure with tracking appears in one only: the Punjab PRIAT subsidy specification describes a ground mounted (pole) structure with manual tracking and seasonal and daily options, which is that scheme's specification, not Alpha's product. Dealers give other reasons: Pakistan Solar Traders says higher clearance, better for shaded or low-lying fields, and a price blog says elevated, more durable. We found no source that says a pole structure adds security.

What moves these prices?

A retail price blog says prices in Pakistan keep changing due to dollar rates and panel costs, so confirm with a dealer, and a 2019 report linked higher prices of panels and inverters to the rupee devaluation. On tax, Business Recorder reported in June 2025 an 18% sales tax proposed in the budget for FY26 on imported panels, and Daily Pakistan reported in June 2026 that authorities were reportedly considering raising GST on imported panels from 10% to 18%, with inverter prices possibly following. We found no source on customs duty for pumps, drives or panels, and could not confirm the outcome of the 2026-27 budget.

What the price leaves out

Alpha's page does not say whether installation, wiring, earthing, transport or borehole work is in or out. Solar Citizen's price includes wiring and installation. Pakistan Solar Traders includes standard installation and excludes borewell drilling and civil works. Ask each seller in writing what is covered.

What we could not verify

• Alpha never states what its prices include beyond its two contents lists, and no source dates its table.
• We found no Hyundai-hosted N700E manual. The copy we read is hosted by a distributor.
• Among the DAB documents we read, the model names D 21, E 17, F 7 and F 13 appear only in DAB's older S4 sheet. DAB's current sheet uses names such as S4 3/32, and we assumed w11stop's pumps are the older models.
• No source we found covers customs duty on pumps, drives or panels.

Summary and Recommendations

• Ask whether a price includes the pump. Alpha's lists do not, and two installers' prices do.
• Check the pump's own datasheet. The DAB sheets we read rate the S4 D 21, E 17 and F 7 at 2.2 kW for 3 HP on AC supply, and DAB's own solar package is a separate motor.
• Buy a drive built for solar pumping, not a High Performance AC drive with no solar wording, and ask which kW the price is for.
• Match the drive's kW to the pump's kW using the manufacturer's table for your model, and size the array from your head and daily volume.
• Treat Coming Soon items as unavailable until the seller confirms stock.
• For larger systems see the 10, 15 and 20 HP price tables, for pump types the submersible versus turbine guide, and for the fuel side of the sum the diesel savings guide.

Correction, 28 October 2026: earlier versions of this guide said Alpha's prices were for a full system including the pump, gave an array rule of 1.2 to 1.5 times pump power, said pole mounting offers sun tracking or security, listed the Hyundai N700E among solar pump inverters and called the DAB S4 pumps solar pumps. These could not be supported as written, and they have been replaced.