Can't construct power lines

[Alex]

Hello,

I seem unable to build power lines I have a power line from the foreign power building at the border to a switch and while the construction offices will build the switch, they are not building the actual power lines. Any advice on how to fix this?

[ling.speed]

Are they black/white color? If so you need to confirm it (there is a button on the right, next to payment options)
Also to be built they need road access from one side (switch in this case).
There might be lack of materials (click the line to check whats required/missing) and make sure construction office has supply of it (from customs for example).

[MrKrabs]

Is your switch connected to the road already?
If it's a mud road it should work.
Any other road or footpath has to be built first to give the CO's access to the cables.

And of course, as Ling. speed said:
If the cables appear white then you are still in planning mode.
You need to give the command to build on the lower right of the UI.

[Alex]

This was exactly the problem, hadn't played in realistic mode before and pressing this button and selecting the lines resolved this issue. Thank you.

Originally posted by ling.speed:

Are they black/white color? If so you need to confirm it (there is a button on the right, next to payment options)
Also to be built they need road access from one side (switch in this case).
There might be lack of materials (click the line to check whats required/missing) and make sure construction office has supply of it (from customs for example).

[Grimes]

Originally posted by ling.speed:

Are they black/white color? If so you need to confirm it (there is a button on the right, next to payment options)
Also to be built they need road access from one side (switch in this case).
There might be lack of materials (click the line to check whats required/missing) and make sure construction office has supply of it (from customs for example).

Also for the button to show up the construction office must have the relevant vehicles in it.

[ling.speed]

Originally posted by Grimes:

Originally posted by ling.speed:

Are they black/white color? If so you need to confirm it (there is a button on the right, next to payment options)
Also to be built they need road access from one side (switch in this case).
There might be lack of materials (click the line to check whats required/missing) and make sure construction office has supply of it (from customs for example).

Also for the button to show up the construction office must have the relevant vehicles in it.

That should not be the case. You can confirm construction with no construction office even. So we probably are talking about different button, but i cant think of one on top of my head that would not show up with no vehicles...