The claim

Apparently Angolans destroy solar panels here because they think “these things stop it from raining.”

Our conclusion

That's wrong. The solar panels at a 100 MW solar power plant in Maharashtra were destroyed due to non-payment of wages.

In one video, men and women are seen using hammers to hit and destroy a series of solar panels. Many Internet users who shared the video claim that they are Angolans who believe that these solar panels will anger their gods and therefore the rain will not come. But the truth is a little more down to earth.

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The video spread in India in February 2018

Many versions, but none is correct

The stories behind the video kept changing. Some claimed that Indians believe these panels anger their gods. Other stories claimed the actions were an attempt to sabotage Prime Minister Narendra Modi's renewable energy policy, or that the panels were donated by the World Bank and destroyed due to religious beliefs.

However, none of this is true.

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Protest action after non-payment

In fact, the solar panels were installed in Chalisgaon, Maharashtra and created a stir because agricultural land was destroyed for their installation. As the website Climate Samurai reported, the workers who built the plant did not receive full wages. They destroyed the panels in protest, as NDTV's Gargi Rawat posted on Twitter.

Conclusion

Rating: FALSE

No, Angolans don't destroy solar panels here because they think it won't make any rain.

The background of the video is that the solar panels in Maharashtra were destroyed due to non-payment of wages.

Indian fact-checking websites such as The Logical Indian , Alt News , The Print and HoaxSlayer have confirmed this information.

Source:

The Observers , FactHunt , Climate Samurai

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