The European Confederation of National Associations
of Manufacturers of Insulated Wire and Cable
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
   

Relative Cost Figures

The table below illustrates various claimed installation cost ratios between cables and lines.

Country 220kV Cable vs. Overhead Line 380kV Cable vs. Overhead Line Source of Data
Austria – Verbund APG - 8 Hearings into proposed Styria line
Denmark – Eltra 4.0 4-5 Aarhus/Aalborg line/cable
France – RTE 2.2-3 10 RTE website
Germany - 10-20 Eurelectric report on public acceptance of new OHLs
Ireland – ESBNG 6-10 - EIA into proposed new line
Italy - Terna 5.5 5.9 Regulator
Netherlands – Tennet - 6 Paper comparing costs for ICF
Norway – Statnett 4.5 6.5 Stattnett website
Spain - 25 REE website
UK – National Grid - 15-25 National Grid website & brochure
ETSO - 10-12 Paper on undergrounding