You should know the ...

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You should know the following:

  1. Static Head i.e. depth of well + height of point of delivery
  2. Yield of the bore well. With number of pumping hours possible, you can arrive at a discharge rate
  3. Delivery pipe dia / material / to calculate frictional losses to be interpreted in meters

From this data you can arrive at the system total head.

Calculate HP, calculate wattage and multiply it by  rate per watt-hr; or if diesel power ( generator) cost of fuel etc.