The power cable is an electrical cable, an assembly of one or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for the transmission of electrical power. Power cables may be installed as permanent wiring within buildings, buried in the ground, run overhead, or exposed.

Power cables use stranded copper or aluminum conductors, although small power cables may use solid conductors.

Cables consist of three major components: conductors, insulation, protective jacket. The makeup of individual cables varies according to application