In most regions of Ethiopia groundwater is the major source of freshwater for drinking andrnagriculture, almost all groundwater is obtained from shallow to moderately deep wells. Whether wernuse diesel generators to generate power or electricity from the grid, the energy consumption is highrnand also using diesel energy which is one of the major causes of air pollution. The possible solutionrnto minimize this problem is using renewable energy system. In this research the performancernanalysis of photovoltaic powered water pumping (PVPWP) system with maximum power pointrntracking (MPPT) controller was carried out under climate condition of Jigjiga. In this research arndetailed electrical characteristics of 1800Watt non-tracking PV array (with 6Sx4P configuration)rnwas determined on current vs. voltage as well as power vs. voltage plane by taking manufacturerâ€™srndata sheet of the PV module as input. A polynomial performance equation (which relates outputrnflow rate of the pump with the input power and system head) was obtained with curve fittingrntechnique, after performance points of the pump had been taken from the performance curve. Hencernthe hourly performance variation of the PVPWP system was predicted from the electricalrncharacteristics of the PV array and the performance equation for (50, 60, 70, 80, and 90 meters ofrnpumping heads). The modeled system gives a flow rate of 20-30 mrn/day for sunny days for the totalrndynamic head of 80m and solar irradiation of 5000-7000 Wh/mrn3rn2rn/day