The group of thieves stole hundreds of solar photovoltaic panels. The Spanish Police said that the panels would be sent to Africa for sale there.
The investigation started half a year ago in Palencia (Castilla y León). In the last months the thieves have even used violence to steal the panels. Unfortunately, some members of the gang were not caught and no international warrants have been issued.
More and more, security seems to be an issue for solar PV parks, where expensive equipment is used. The trend to build bigger facilities were active surveillance can be afforded seems to be avoiding a lot of trouble, still plant operators should watch out as some of the thieves are still around...
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