Energy Queensland has awarded a three-year contract to Fugro, for the provision of its ROAMES solution for the identification and reporting of conductor clearance (minimum legislated distance between conductors to ground or structures) for overhead powerlines.

Energy Queensland, through its network businesses Ergon Energy Network and Energex, serves approximately 2.3 million households across the state.

The ROAMES solution will use LiDAR and aerial data capture to gather geospatial data to efficiently manage the critical overhead safety clearances.

“Fugro ROAMES’ solution has proven to be efficient in the provision of survey services for Energy Queensland’s network, which is critical in managing such an important safety risk for our customers,” said Carmelo Noel, General Manager Asset Standards for Energy Queensland.

“We look forward to utilising their expertise to drive operational efficiency and deliver value to our stakeholders, communities and customers.”