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INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATES |
Schedule of investments in affiliates |
|  | At December 31, |
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|  | 2011 |  | 2012 |
|  | Carrying Value |  | Ownership Percentage |  | Carrying Value |  | Ownership Percentage |
|  | $ |  | (%) |  | $ |  | (%) |
Suzhou Gaochuangte New Energy Co., Ltd. |  |  | 6,489,445 |  |  | 40 |  |  | 6,453,371 |  |  | 40 |
CSI SkyPower |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,565,075 |  |  | 50 |
GCL-CSI (Suzhou) Photovoltaic Technology Co., Ltd. |  |  | 2,625,743 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 1,834,296 |  |  | 10 |
Nernst New Energy (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. |  |  | 1,337,062 |  |  | 50 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Ningxia GD CSI New Energy Co., Ltd. |  |  | 555,475 |  |  | 35 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Others |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 15,874,847 |  |  | 21-30 |
|  |  | 11,007,725 |  |  |  |  |  | 26,727,589 |  |  |  |

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