Criteri

Factors

Attribute values (indicators)

Suitability rating ratint

Set back (meters)

Costs criteria

(Location)

Distance to main roads (meters)

0 - 8,846

8,847 - 17,693

9

8,847 - 17,693

8

2000 m

17,694 - 26,539

7

26,540 - 35,386

6

35,387 - 44,232

5

44,233 - 53,079

4

53,080 - 61,925

3

61,926 - 70,772

2

70,773 - 79,618

1

Distance to power grid (meters)

0 - 7,921

9

7,922 - 15,843

15

8

15,844 - 23,764

23,

7

2000 m

23,764 - 31,685

6

31, 868 - 39,606

3

5

39,607 - 47,528

47

4

47,528 - 55,449

3

55,450 - 63,370

2

63,371 - 71,291

1

Distance to cities (meters)

0 - 13,666

9

13,667 - 27,331

8

27,332 - 40,997

7

40,997 - 54,663

6

54,664 - 68,329

68,

5

1500 m

68,330 - 81,994

81,

81,995 - 95,660

4

81,995 - 95,660

95,

3

95,661 - 109,326

1

2

109,326 -122,991

1

Environmental protection

Land use/land cover

Water bodies (lakes)

0

500 m

Bare land

9

Cultivated land

0

Desert, loose and shifting sand

5

Fish farms

0

Sabkha

1

Urban areas

0

Geology

Faults

Streams

0

200 m

Hi-order streams (100 m)

0

100 m