The invention relates to an installation cable for an electric power distribution cabinet. The installation cable comprises a plurality of copper alloy wires and protective sheaths, wherein the copper alloy wires are arranged in parallel to each other, and the outer layer of each copper alloy wire is coated with the protective sheath; each protective sheath comprises the following components: polypropylene resin, aldehyde resin, brominated bisphenol A epoxy resin, Litsea cubeba oil, 4-hydroxy-4-methyl-2-pentanone, castor oil, amyl propionate, propiconazole, sodium monofluorophosphate, carbendazim, tetramethyl thiuram disulfide, tourmaline powder, molybdenum disilicide powder, titanium dioxide powder, weathered coal, corundum powder, sodium zirconate powder, strontium chromate powder, silica gel powder, tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate, hexabromo-benzene, modacrylic, decabrominated iphenyl ethane, diaminodiphenyl methane, diphenyl silanediol, diphenylmethane bismaleimide, diacetone alcohol, dibutyltin dilaurate, diethylene glycol dibenzoate, and dimethyl ketoxime. The installation cable provided by the invention has the advantage of improving the operation performance of a product.