| Criteria | Expert 1 | Expert 2 | Expert 3 | Expert 4 |
| 1. Energy outsourcing | 6th | 4th | 4th | 3rd |
| 2. Green house gases emission | 1st | 1st | 5th | 1st |
| 3. Rainfall fluctuation | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd |
| 4. Ecosystem and livelihood | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 4th |
| 5. Pollution | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 3rd |
| 6. Waste management | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 4th |
| 7. Capital cost | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st |
| 8. Operational cost | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd |
| 9. Price volatility | 4th | 3rd | 1st | 4th |
| 10. Human consequence | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd |
| 11. Inter and/or intra boundary disputes | 5th | 5th | 5th | 4th |
| 12. Civil unrest or social disorder | 5th | 6th | 3rd | 5th |
| 13. Location | 6th | 7th | 4th | 7th |
| 14. Land mass or space consumption | 6th | 8th | 5th | 6th |
| 15. Political interference | 7th | 6th | 1st | 7th |