Rooftop solar covers less than 1% of available roof space in major Philippine cities. (Photo: iStock)
The Philippines’ Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC), a local non-governmental think tank, has used artificial intelligence (AI) to estimate national rooftop solar capacity with an impressive 90% average accuracy.
Findings show the country has up to 1,800 MW of installed rooftop solar but less than 1% of rooftop space is currently utilized in major urban areas.
Utility-scale rooftop solar identified with 98% accuracy in mapping
On July 15, ICSC officially launched its in-house software platform: SPECTRUM (Solar Power Estimation of Capacities and Tracking Using Machine Learning). The tool uses AI and satellite imagery to identify rooftop solar installations and estimate electricity generation, helping provide the Philippine government with crucial data for future solar and climate policies.
