Building Xxl: Thirteen Years to Bury Power Lines

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A very costly challenge, but one that helps to secure the networks in the face of the weather: burying as many power lines as possible. Today, just over half of the network is underground. An out-of-standard project has just been completed near Courchevel, where 200 electric towers have disappeared from the landscape. The last were removed by helicopter over the Alps, a spectacular manoeuvre. The technicians of Enedis have been preparing for thi…