The growing role of photovoltaic (PV) technologies in sustainable power generation. However, existing evaluations largely emphasize technical and economic indicators, overlooking the holistic sustainability perspective required for robust decision-making. This study hypothesizes that a unified Composite Sustainability Index (CSI), integrating technical, economic, environmental, and social factors, can provide a more balanced and policy-relevant assessment of PV technologies. A clear methodological framework is developed, employing min–max normalization to ensure comparability of diverse indicators and a weighted sum model to reflect varying policy priorities. The framework is applied to three PV technologies, conventional PV, Dual-Axis Tracking PV DATPV, and Concentrated PV CPV, across three representative cities (Cairo, Berlin, and Beijing), under multiple weighting scenarios. Results show that DATPV consistently achieves the highest composite scores in Cairo and Berlin, while in Beijing both PV and CPV alternate as preferred technologies depending on scenario emphasis, confirming the decisive influence of context-specific weighting. The study concludes that the CSI provides an effective decision-support tool for policymakers, investors, and developers, enabling technology choices that align with local conditions while balancing technical performance, cost efficiency, sustainability targets, and social benefits.
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