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Wales plans to ban steel pylons as government launches consultation

The Welsh government has announced plans to ban the use of traditional steel pylons to support electricity lines over which it has control.

Plans for a network of pylons in the Towy Valley have faced a fierce local backlash with local Plaid politicians speaking out against the proposals.

The company behind the plans, Green Gen Cymru, has been asked to comment but has previously said that undergrounding cables would be significantly more expensive than running them overhead.

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