Za a iya rarraba igiyoyin wutar lantarki ta hanyoyi daban-daban. Dangane da bambance-bambance a cikin madugu, rufi, da kayan kwasfa, ana iya raba su zuwa jan ƙarfe{1}}core cables, aluminum{2}}core cables, cross{3}linked polyethylene (XLPE){4}}insulated cables, da polyvinyl chloride (PVC){5}}insulated cables, da sauran nau'ikan. Kowane ɗayan waɗannan nau'ikan kebul yana ba da fa'ida a cikin aikace-aikace daban-daban saboda keɓaɓɓen kayan aikin sa na zahiri da sinadarai. Misali, igiyoyin jan karfe -, tare da kyakykyawan aikinsu da karfin juriya, ana amfani da su sosai wajen watsa wutar lantarki mai girma{9}}. Kebul{11}} polyethylene da aka haɗa (XLPE){12}} igiyoyi masu rufi, tare da mafi girman zafi da juriyarsu, zaɓi ne mai kyau don watsa wutar lantarki a cikin mahalli masu ƙalubale.
