Case Study: Thailand’s Largest Wind Operator cuts LPS inspection time from 3 days to 30 minutes with Voliro T

a major wind operator cuts LPS inspections from 3 days to 30 minutes with Voliro

The customer, Thailand’s largest wind operator, faced a critical challenge with its Lightning Protection System (LPS) inspections. Traditional methods using rope access teams were slow, expensive, and reactive, requiring three days of turbine downtime and specialized technicians, making proactive maintenance impossible. The operator partnered with vendor Voliro and the drone services provider Horus Solutions to find a better way, seeking to utilize the Voliro T platform.

The solution involved deploying the Voliro T drone equipped with a specialized LPS inspection payload to take contact-based measurements on turbine blades. This allowed Horus Solutions to replace the rope access workflow. The results for the customer were dramatic: inspection time was slashed from three days to just 30 minutes per turbine. This 84% reduction enabled a shift to proactive, annual inspections, drastically cutting downtime losses and providing verifiable data for maintenance planning. The success with Voliro led the operator to expand the program across its entire fleet.