Compressed or compacted soft drawn copper or aluminum EC-1350 conductor with water blocking elements, semi-conductor screen over conductor, cross-linked polyethylene (XLP) insulation, semi-conductor screen over insulation, metallic screen based on soft drawn copper wires or copper tapes with or without water blocking elements with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) jacket. Jackets are available on Linear Low-Density Polyethylene and High Density Polyethyelene available upon request.