This CIGRE Green book on accessories for HV extruded cables covers cable system design, cable design, submarine cables and more specifically off shore generation connection. It provides essential recommendations and guidelines for design, installation and testing of accessories to professionals from Cigré Study Committee B1 (Insulated Cables).

The book is divided into twenty chapters covering land and submarine applications, HCAC and HVDC systems, transitions from lapped cable systems to extruded cable systems, from OHL to UG cables and from cables to substations. It equips the reader with recommendations for testing, installation, maintenance, remaining life management.

The book compiles the results of the work achieved by several Working Groups and Task Forces of CIGRE Study Committee 21/B1, and Joint Working Groups and Joint Task Forces with other Study Committees. Many experts from Study Committees 21/B1 (HV Cables), 15/D1 (Materials and Emerging Test Techniques) and 33/B3 (Substations) have participated in this work in the last 30 years in order to offer comprehensive, continuous and consistent outputs.