JOUAV Deploys CW-25DE and CW-15 Drones to Support Post-Typhoon Power Grid Restoration in Guangxi

Typhoon Maysak — the tenth named storm of the 2025 season — struck Guangxi with violent winds and record-breaking rainfall, causing widespread devastation across Qinzhou, Fangchenggang, and surrounding areas. Extreme precipitation triggered large-scale urban and rural flooding, road collapses, and widespread fallen trees that brought down power lines, knocking out multiple transmission and distribution circuits. The cascading secondary disaster risk elevated the urgency of restoring electricity to a critical level.

Acting swiftly on the emergency call, JOUAV (縱橫股份) mobilised immediately and joined forces with the Electric Power Research Institute (Production Command Centre) of Guangxi Power Grid to form a joint drone emergency response team. Leveraging smart grid disaster-assessment equipment co-developed under a joint technology programme, the team deployed to the hardest-hit frontline areas to conduct aerial inspection sorties over priority disaster zones, with a focus on securing stable power supply to key livelihood and flood-control sites.

To date, JOUAV's drone emergency response team has completed a cumulative survey distance of approximately 800 kilometres, identifying a total of 438 line faults, safety hazards, and equipment defects.

Multi-Platform Coordination for Full-Coverage Precision Assessment

During the Guangxi flood emergency operations, the CW-25DE and CW-15 fixed-wing drones worked in tandem, each equipped with photogrammetry cameras and dual-sensor (EO/IR) gimbal pods. Operating across designated zones and multiple waypoints, the aircraft provided systematic power line inspection that effectively overcame the key challenges posed by flood conditions — severed road access, difficulty of manual inspection, blind spots, and low operational efficiency — delivering precise, comprehensive data to support grid repair teams.

Hengzhou City, Nanning — CW-25DE: In Zhenlong Township, the CW-25DE carrying a photogrammetry camera completed a single flight leg of 125 kilometres, efficiently covering a 60-kilometre distribution line inspection route. Its high-altitude, high-resolution imaging capability and wide-area operational range enabled rapid identification of concealed hazards on remote damaged lines and precise geo-location of damaged infrastructure, opening an 'aerial corridor' for inspectors and significantly accelerating post-disaster clearance, repair, and power restoration.

Guigang City — CW-15: In Xishan and Shilong townships, the CW-15 equipped with a photogrammetry camera supported Guigang Power Supply Bureau in conducting emergency aerial inspections. The team focused on transmission lines, towers, and other core power infrastructure, conducting comprehensive aerial surveys to identify damage and fault risks and build a complete picture of grid conditions across the affected districts.

Qinzhou City — CW-15 with Dual-Sensor Pod: In the heavily impacted Napeng Township, a CW-15 carrying a dual-sensor (EO/IR) gimbal pod was rapidly deployed to carry out visible-light full-area patrols, with priority given to identifying damage to 10 kV distribution lines, tower structural failure, subsidence, and broken conductors. The mission provided the repair teams with solid data support for targeted intervention, rapid obstacle clearance, and efficient power restoration, substantially improving the overall effectiveness of hazard identification, emergency response, and grid recovery operations.

Steadfast Through the Storm

From Nanning to Qinzhou, through day and night, JOUAV stood shoulder to shoulder with frontline power restoration crews, using technology and action to safeguard the electricity supply for thousands of households.

JOUAV remains committed to being present wherever the nation and its people need it most — fulfilling its corporate responsibilities through professional dedication and demonstrating its pledge to 'let technology serve society' through concrete action.

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