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TenneT Sparky substation inspection robot

by TenneT

AI Application
Low Confidence

TenneT uses a robot dog at its Wateringen high-voltage substation for autonomous inspection rounds: a 3D model of the station was uploaded to 'Sparky', which carries out 37 inspection missions on its own, from visual checks of meters and disconnectors to the perimeter fence. In a June 2024 interview TenneT said it was looking at extending this to its 350 substations in the Netherlands, alongside camera drones for checking rust, cracks and paint on some of its 13,298 pylons (270 in 2024) and IoT sensors for near-real-time asset monitoring. Inspectors review the findings. The interview does not name the robot's manufacturer or say whether image analysis uses AI.

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Transparency Score

Weighted across four pillars · updated November 2, 2026

Overall grade
67% weighted
ABCDF
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Infrastructure
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Capabilities

Autonomous Inspection
Substation Monitoring

Vendor Information

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TenneT TSO B.V.(Trading as: TenneT)
Contact Information
tennet.eu
Registered Address
Utrechtseweg 310, Arnhem, 6812 AR, NL

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TenneT TSO B.V.(Trading as: TenneT)
Utrechtseweg 310, Arnhem, 6812 AR, NL
Reporting channel: Vulnerability and security reports to securitytxt@tennet.eu via the central security.txt (Preferred-Languages nl, en; Expires 2027-09-29), or the responsible disclosure form at privacy.tennet.eu; privacy questions and data-protection issues to privacy@tennet.eu (NL DPO) / datenschutz@tennet.eu (DE DPO). Source: https://www.tennet.eu/.well-known/security.txt (read 2 November 2026).
The CIGRE Science & Engineering paper by TenneT TSO, Artelys and TU Delft says GridOptions is a decision-support tool: it recommends topological remedial actions and the operator chooses the final strategy, possibly using information the tool lacks. Scope is limited to substation reconfigurations in part of the Dutch 110 kV grid (9 controllable substations, max three open busbar couplers); day-ahead inputs carry forecast uncertainty, dynamic security and AC calculations are not yet in the optimisation, and operators get a fixed shortlist updated roughly monthly. The current version uses no machine learning; TenneT's 2025 annual report describes researching ML and heuristics for it. Source: https://cse.cigre.org/cse-n035/c2-gridoptions-tool-real-world-day-ahead-congestion-management-using-topological-remedial-actions (read 2 November 2026).

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Added: November 2, 2026
Updated: November 2, 2026

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