Brazilian power utility Eletrobras is scaling up its use of artificial intelligence to enhance the stability and efficiency of its national grid, following a successful pilot of C3 AI’s technology at ten substations in 2024.
The company announced it will expand the rollout of C3 AI Grid Intelligence across its transmission network under the Eletro.ia programme. The application, built on the C3 Agentic AI Platform, equips operators with contextual data during outages, enabling fault detection, alarm clustering, and decision-making in less than ten seconds.
“C3 AI’s ability to support a real-time operations centre with an operations-ready platform and end-user focused solutions was core to our decision to partner with C3 AI,” said Pablo Flores, executive manager of protection, automation, and control of operation systems at Eletrobras. He added: “Eletrobras is modernising critical network monitoring processes, allowing us to effectively and quickly respond to incidents to ensure grid stability and availability.”
The integration of C3 Generative AI into operations is also expected to simplify reporting tasks, enabling staff to focus on higher-impact responsibilities.
Thomas M. Siebel, chairman and CEO of C3 AI, said the collaboration demonstrates the company’s role in transforming the energy sector. “Our work with Eletrobras reinforces C3 AI’s position as the trusted Enterprise AI provider for critical infrastructure and highlights the power of our platform in delivering operational transformation across the global energy sector,” Siebel said.
The initiative follows other modernisation and clean energy efforts by Eletrobras. In October 2024, the utility signed a memorandum of understanding with Ocean Winds to explore opportunities in offshore wind power in Brazil.
