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ERDF planned to energise and put into service a new 14.5–15 km hybrid submarine cable between Quiberon and Belle-Île-en-Mer in early May 2015, replacing one of the island’s three existing electricity supply cables and adding integrated fibre-optic strands to provide very high-speed internet alongside 20 kV power transmission. This €8 million cable, laid from the cable ship Vos Sympathy, is intended to secure Belle-Île’s electricity supply with redundant capacity and deliver long‑term high‑bandwidth connectivity for its 5,400 inhabitants.