Digital tools enable 80% of Shenzhen grid inspection tasks to be conducted remotely

(ECNS) -- About 80 percent of field inspection tasks in Shenzhen can now be conducted remotely, China Southern Power Grid said Tuesday at the 2026 International Digital Energy Expo.

The company’s visual monitoring platform manages 160,000 cameras and can access more than 60,000 municipal video feeds in Shenzhen, allowing operators to conduct remote inspections while AI helps identify potential hazards.

A digital twin display presented a citywide grid model linked with Shenzhen’s city information modeling platform, offering a panoramic view of the network.

China Southern Power Grid also showcased its Tianquan power market solver, which supports round-the-clock operation of the Southern Regional Electricity Market and handles more than 7,000 nodes, 3 million constraints and 4 million variables.

(By Helen Mo & intern Yang Hongran)