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By contrast, when a power cable linking Estonia and Finland was severed in December 2024, it took several months to repair but caused no blackouts.

The deal was also said, according to sources, to go further and include concessions on the Heart of Wales railway line between Swansea and Shrewsbury, bus fares for under 21s, and burying power cables underground.

Undersea infrastructure is crucial for energy supply through power cables and pipelines, while more than 95% of internet traffic is also secured via undersea cables.

Trains to Manchester Airport have been affected by the theft of more than £100,000 of power cable from a railway line.

The court overturned an earlier interim order, which had instructed Rajasthan and Gujarat to prioritise moving power cables underground in great Indian bustard habitats.