More and more attention has been paid to the corrosion protection of transmission towers in China.This paper summarizes the corrosion causes of transmission towers and the main anti-corrosion measures taken at present,introduces the main properties and application fields of fluorocarbon coatings,analyzes the advan tages of fluorocarbon coatings as anticorrosive coatings for transmission towers and the current application of fluorocarbon coatings in transmission towers,and looks forward to the application prospect of fluorocarbon coatings in transmission towers.