Infrastructure Planning from Space: Supporting Power Sector Investments with Earth Observation
22 July 2025

From limiting environmental impact and assessing sites for offshore wind farms to mapping rural households without access to electricity, Earth observation and satellite imagery can support planning for energy sector investments. 

This webinar showcased three applications of earth observation and satellite imagery in support of power sector planning and investment preparation, presenting the methods used and how they can help drive the impact of power sector projects. The webinar also highlighted ADB’s ongoing collaboration with the European Space Agency.

Webinar Highlights


The knowledge event is the 9th in a series organized by the Emerging Areas Team, Energy Sector Office. The Emerging Areas created under ADB’s New Operating Model aims to operationalize frontier technologies and integrated solutions, foster and drive innovation in policy and operational issues, catalyze thought leadership and future looking bank wide initiatives for future business, collaborate across departments for innovative solutions, identify and develop knowledge and flagship events, and mobilize cofinancing.

 

 

Program and Learning Materials
Session / Activity Title Speaker(s)
Introduction Opening Remarks Cindy Cisneros-Tiangco, Director, Emerging Areas, Energy Sector, ADB
Introduction Introduction on ADB-European Space Agency Cooperation Yves Barthelemy, Digital Specialist Technology, ADB
Presentations Planning Energy Access from Space: Geospatial Modeling for Grid Expansion (Papua New Guinea)
The presentation showcases how up-to-date satellite imagery and smart geospatial analytics can support better investment planning. By mapping…
Malin Fischer, Fred Ramos
Presentations Measurement from Space: Wind Atlas and Site Selection for Wind Development in Armenia
This presentation gives an overview of the development and assessment of a Wind Atlas for Armenia, detailing methodologies, simulations, and…
Simone Pfau, Johannes Becker, Areg Barseghyan
Presentations Assessing Geo-risks for Offshore Wind Projects in the Philippines
This presentation gives an overview of the assessment of geo-risks for offshore wind projects in the Philippines, highlighting the importance of geo…
Jerry Paisley

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Event Coordinator/s

  • Gina de Santos
  • Lilita Pacudan

ADB Organizer/s

  • Energy Sector Office

Topics

  • Capacity Development
  • Energy
  • ICT