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The aim of this paper is to introduce a comparative study of calculating electric fields underneath six phase transmission lines and double circuit three phase transmission lines. Different configurations of six phase and three phase lines are presented. The first three phase line is operating at 138 kV, and the second one is at 220 kV while the first six phase line is operating at 80 kV and the last one is at 127 kV. The electric fields are calculated at one meter above the earth level for both three phase and six phase lines using the charge simulation technique (CST). The maximum electric field for the introduced three and six phase transmission lines are calculated. The percentage reduction for the maximum electric field reached 20% for the same dimensions and 58% for different dimensions at the same height of the lower conductors from the ground level. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]