1. The price is relatively high, from 2 a 5 times higher than that of ordinary flame retardant cable.
This is the same cross section, but mineral insulated cable (cable MICC) has a great capacity overload, so if it has the same current carrying capacity, the cross section is reduced and the cost is reduced.
Naturally, it will be reduced, and considering the cost of subsequent replacement and maintenance, in fact, the cost of both is similar, but the initial investment will be relatively large.
But the service life of mineral insulated cable is 50-100 years, BTTZ life is even more than 100 years. Cables typically last more than 20 years.