Thieves steal 50 km of cable from 11 MW solar farm in Germany

Thieves stole 50 km of cable worth about €100,000 ($117,400) from an 11 MW solar project in southern Germany, with repair costs expected to exceed the material loss, according to police.From pv magazine Germany Unknown perpetrators stole 50 km of cable from a fenced solar farm in Ahorn-Berolzheim, Baden-Württemberg, in southern Germany, a theft involving a ton of material that could not be removed discreetly. Police estimated the value at about €100,000, with repair costs likely to be higher. The thieves must have used one or more trucks. The theft occurred between 2 p.m. (CEST) on Sept. 17, and ...

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