“…Although different MCDM exist, all of them follow a number of steps: problem definition, identification of alternatives, criteria selection, preparation of the decision matrix, and assigning weights to the criteria. MCDM are also important methods for analysing data, providing the flexibility and ability to promote the development and implementation of RE (Chang & Chen, 2010). There are a great deal of MCDM used in the analysis of energy policies (Pohekar & Ramachandran, 2004): Multi-Attribute utility; the outranking methods such as ELimination Et Choix Traduisant la Realité (ELECTRE) (Roy, 1968); and The Preference Ranking Organization Method for Enrichment Evaluation (PROMETHEE) (Brans, Mareschal, & Vincke, 1984); The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) (Saaty, 1980); or The Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) (Hwang & Yoon, 1981).…”