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BORROWINGS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

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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