The Philippine government has put into operation the largest solar irrigation system in the Philippines, consisting of more than 1,000 solar panels and two submersible pumps.

The project, built between July 2023 and February 2024, cost 65.7 million Philippine pesos ($1.1 million) and has more than 1,000 solar panels. Its two submersible pumps can produce 739,200 watts of power, and each pump can drain 12,800 gallons (48,453 liters) per minute.

Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said the project is the largest solar pumped irrigation project in the Philippines to date, irrigating 350 hectares of rice fields and helping nearly 237 farmers. Isabela Province is the largest corn producing region and the second largest rice producing region in the Philippines.

The project is the first in the Philippines to be built on irrigation canals, meaning there will be no less land for farmers to cultivate. President Marcos said another 152 solar water pump irrigation projects are under construction across the country, including 118 government-regulated projects. At the same time, 82 solar irrigation projects have been built and put into use since 2023.