Two men entered the site at around 1.50am on Monday morning and made off into the night with the drum of cable.
Police were alerted by local residents who heard the crooks rolling the drum through Banktop Place in the town centre.
The £14.5 million facility is expected to be up and running by spring 2015.
Anyone with information is being urged to contact Police by phoning 101.
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