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Lebanon’s NNA has claimed that several PV systems used by the militant group Hezbollah exploded on September 18, a day after Israeli attacks on portable pagers caused simultaneous explosions across Lebanon, killing dozens of people and injuring thousands.
The agency did not say whether explosives hidden in the panels caused the explosions or whether an external attack caused the damage. No evidence has confirmed any explosions involving additional PV systems in the days since these reports emerged.
A local person working in Lebanon’s renewable energy sector who wished to remain anonymous said that only one PV system was likely damaged in an explosion on September 18.
“The explosion had nothing to do with the solar panels,” the source said pv magazine. “There was probably an explosive next to it.”
The source also said that two other PV systems may have been damaged in the wave of explosions, but no evidence has emerged to confirm such claims. Other sources contacted pv magazine also said that two or three explosions hit PV systems, but they have not been able to verify these claims.
During the second wave of explosions, numerous Hezbollah members and civilians were injured by exploding walkie-talkies. The first wave of explosions, involving pagers, occurred a day earlier.
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