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BORROWINGS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
BORROWINGS |
Schedule of bank borrowings |
|  | At December 31, 2011 |  | At December 31, 2012 |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
|  | $ |  | $ |
Bank borrowings |  |  | 831,936,089 |  |  | 1,073,489,705 |
Analysis as: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Short-term |  |  | 629,688,722 |  |  | 800,808,595 |
Long-term, current portion |  |  | 113,998,340 |  |  | 17,481,257 |
Subtotal for short-term |  |  | 743,687,062 |  |  | 818,289,852 |
Long-term, non-current portion |  |  | 88,249,027 |  |  | 214,562,973 |
Borrowings from non-banking financial institutions |  |  | — |  |  | 40,636,880 |
Analysis as: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Short-term |  |  | — |  |  | 40,636,880 |
Total |  |  | 831,936,089 |  |  | 1,073,489,705 |
Schedule of components of the Company's short-term borrowings |
|  | At December 31, 2011 |  | At December 31, 2012 |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
|  | $ |  | $ |
Bank borrowings |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Short-term borrowings secured by restricted cash |  |  | 74,873,390 |  |  | 175,289,355 |
Short-term borrowings secured by inventory |  |  | 15,767,880 |  |  | 79,548,166 |
Short-term borrowings guaranteed by Dr. Shawn Qu |  |  | 33,328,470 |  |  | 66,349,563 |
Short-term borrowings secured by land use right and property, plant and equipment |  |  | 39,295,970 |  |  | 231,676,935 |
Bank notes |  |  | — |  |  | 21,825,595 |
Unsecured short-term borrowings |  |  | 466,423,012 |  |  | 226,118,981 |
Long-term Loans due within one year |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Secured by property, plant and equipment |  |  | 15,870,700 |  |  | 13,523,188 |
Secured by inventory |  |  | 15,600,000 |  |  | — |
Unsecured |  |  | 82,527,640 |  |  | 3,958,069 |
Subtotal |  |  | 743,687,062 |  |  | 818,289,852 |
Borrowings from non-banking financial institutions |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Short-term borrowings secured by related parties |  |  | — |  |  | 4,781,410 |
Bank notes |  |  | — |  |  | 35,855,470 |
Subtotal |  |  | — |  |  | 40,636,880 |
Total |  |  | 743,687,062 |  |  | 858,926,732 |
Schedule of components of the Company's long-term bank borrowings |
|  | At December 31, 2011 |  | At December 31, 2012 |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
|  | $ |  | $ |
Unsecured |  |  | 4,761,210 |  |  | 142,969,791 |
Long-term borrowings secured by land use right and property, plant and equipment |  |  | 83,487,817 |  |  | 71,593,182 |
Total |  |  | 88,249,027 |  |  | 214,562,973 |
Schedule of future principal repayment on the long-term bank loans |
2013 |  |  | 17,481,257 |
2014 |  |  | 75,732,288 |
2015 |  |  | 33,232,774 |
2016 and after |  |  | 105,597,911 |
Total |  |  | 232,044,230 |
Less: future principal repayment related to long-term loan, current portion |  |  | (17,481,257 | )
Total long-term portion |  | $ | 214,562,973 |
Schedule of interest expense |
|  | Years Ended December 31 |
--- | --- | --- | ---
|  | 2010 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |
|  | $ |  | $ |  | $ |
Interest capitalized—project assets |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4,631,569 |
Interest capitalized—property, plant and equipment |  |  | 1,686,262 |  |  | 4,099,815 |  |  | 670,374 |
Interest expense |  |  | 22,164,363 |  |  | 43,843,586 |  |  | 53,304,640 |
Total interest incurred |  |  | 23,850,625 |  |  | 47,943,401 |  |  | 58,606,583 |

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