Drones for Powerlines Inspection Project – SEC National Grid 2024

Manual inspection of long-distance HV transmission lines is slow and risky
Difficult terrain in Southwestern KSA limits ground-based access
Early-stage defects on conductors, insulators, and towers often go unnoticed
Inspection data scattered across images, reports, and teams with no single view
No scalable way to inspect 1000+ km within tight timelines

Deployed drone-based inspection covering 1000+ km of overhead HV transmission lines
End-to-end delivery owned by AIGC: data capture → processing → AI analytics → dashboards
High-resolution visual and thermal data acquisition for towers, conductors, and insulators
Centralized inspection platform enabling asset-level and span-level insights
Single-vendor execution, eliminating handoffs and data loss

Completed large-scale inspection in a fraction of traditional timelines
Improved safety by removing the need for manual climbing and patrols
Early identification of defects enabling proactive maintenance planning
SEC gained a single, digital source of truth for transmission line health
Established a scalable national model for drone-based grid inspections
First-of-its-kind end-to-end AI inspection service delivered in KSA