One of South Africa’s largest insurance companies — Santam — says that claims for lightning damage on solar power systems have increased exponentially in recent months compared to previous years.
According to the latest estimates from the National Transmission Company of South Africa, roughly 7,500MW of behind-the-meter solar power was installed in the country by the end of 2025.
That reflects an increase of 1,300MW from a year earlier and is nearly triple the capacity from three years ago.
In addition to the…
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