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Why overhead lines are far cheaper than underground cables for long distances and less economical for short distances?
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∙ 13y ago
First of all, the overhead lines are cheaper because they are bare, while underground cables are armoured and insulated, hence explaining the higher price. Overhead cables come of course with accessories like poles and insulators (mostly porcelain). For shorter distance, underground cables are preferred as the cost of pole erection does not exist.
It's also worth pointing out that the cost of excavating a trench is more expensive than erecting an overhead line, and this cost escalates dramatically with higher voltage systems. For example, a 132-kV double-circuit underground line is between 5 and 8 times the cost of an overhead tower line, whereas an 11-kV single-circuit underground line is up to twice the cost of a wooden-pole overhead line.
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