ENERGY MANAGEMENT IN AFRICA
Reliable energy is a widespread problem across sub-Saharan Africa. Many factors contribute to the inconsistency of energy such as rogue vegetation disrupting key distribution lines, instability in the grid, and component failure.
Currently, energy companies rely on manual means to discover and fix these issues. Workers are sent on scouting missions and even ascend powerlines to remove overgrowth or repair technical problems. Using such techniques pose hazards to workers, slow down project timelines, and incur great costs.
Thankfully, technological advances have allowed for utilities companies to turn to drones to inspect powerlines and pipelines.
LEVERAGING DRONES FOR THE ENERGY INDUSTRY
Drones provide an effective way to inspect and manage powerlines that offers speed, efficiency, safety, and sophisticated systems for data management.
State-of-the-art drone cameras provide thermal imagery that improves the accuracy of reports by offering an internal thermal view of the powerline structure and its components. This provides great value in terms of quality of data and allows for easy analysis of powerline issues.
Real-time images and other capabilities such as high powered zoom functions and 4K video can be transferred to specialized software for even deeper analysis by qualified technicians. Ultimately, the data produced is both highly accurate and reliable compared to traditional inspection methods.
THE BENEFITS OF POWERLINE INSPECTION DRONES
Drone technology speeds up necessary powerline inspections by identifying current and future problem areas which allows utilities companies and local governments to employ efficient, targeted interventions.
Through automated methods, energy companies save up to 30-50% in both costs and time. And by virtue of a drone’s aerial nature, inspections are carried out from a safe distance thereby eliminating the danger posed to utilities workers.
When it comes to powerline inspections, drones present a faster, cheaper, and safer option to energy companies.
SOLVING AFRICA’S BIGGEST CHALLENGES
Charis UAS offers powerline inspection services for the energy sector as well as rapid and high-quality aerial imagery and data analysis to a variety of other industries. Through our drone-based solutions, we aim to solve some of Africa’s biggest challenges.
If you’re interested in how our services can help support your project, contact us at
+250788386081 / +250781186614 or info@charisuas.com.
