ESB should consider going underground

IN obtaining wayleaves, the ESB has quite draconian powers compared to the Britain where the costs in rents and compensation to landowners are higher.

This means that British supply boards are more likely to install underground cables for new 38kV (33kV in Britain) supplies on the basis of cost.

Apart from public fears of a health hazard, overhead power lines are unsightly, interfere with farming and sterilise land against mature trees.