Installing a transmission line requires crews to move cable between towers across farmland, roads and difficult terrain. Drones are already helping with that work in Australia. A September 2026 update from Transgrid offers a practical example of their role in building new electricity infrastructure. Video source: 9 News Australia, Nation’s biggest electricity transmission project is on the home stretch, YouTube, September 2026. Drones on HumeLink West Transgrid’s September up

Solar-farm drone inspections depend on weather, image quality and aircraft turnaround. We examine where longer aircraft availability might help.