| No | Barriers | Description |
| B1 | Micro barriers |
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| B1.1 | Space constraint | Huge aperture area of dish creates space crunch for firms. |
| B1.2 | Geographical reasons | Solar devices may not be equally efficient in all areas. |
| B1.3 | High upfront costs | High initial capital costs as compared to conventional technologies. |
| B1.4 | Low scale of technology | Low production volume of energy compared to the needs of firm. |
| B1.5 | Skepticism on performance efficiency | Psychological costs are high when there is lack of network externalities and positive feedbacks. |
| B2 | Meso barriers |
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| B2.1 | High transaction costs | Costs of identifying, assessing and observing them become costly. |
| B2.2 | Cost of staff replacement and training | Costs on training and bringing up a new technical labor force. |
| B2.3 | Management norms on capital budget | Low priority given to investment in unproven technologies. |
| B2.4 | Technical skills and staff awareness | Lack of awareness on renewable and energy efficient technologies. |
| B2.5 | No incentive for energy savings | Lack of incentive within the firm for energy cost reduction. |
| B2.6 | Lack of energy and environmental policy in firm | Absence of energy and environmental policies which help to look for alternate technologies. |
| B3 | Macro Barriers |
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| B3.1 | Credit and soft loan availability | Banks discourage credit and soft loans given to unproven technologies. |
| B3.2 | Business market uncertainty | Market attitude towards new technologies when standard technologies are available. |
| B3.3 | Lack of clarity on carbon credits | Uncertainty and tiring procedures on carbon credits create confusion. |
| B3.4 | Uncertainty about subsidy | Policy uncertainty on subsidy given to this technology. |