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PROJECT ASSETS | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
PROJECT ASSETS |
PROJECT ASSETS | 6. PROJECT ASSETS Project assets consist of the following:
|  | At December 31, 2013 |  | At December 31, 2014 |
|  | $ |  | $ |
Project assets—Acquisition cost |  |  | 244,636,069 |  |  | 119,060,212 |
Project assets—EPC and other cost |  |  | 260,361,532 |  |  | 185,450,721 |
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|  |  | 504,997,601 |  |  | 304,510,933 |
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Current portion |  |  | 344,161,805 |  |  | 235,228,186 |
Non-current portion |  |  | 160,835,796 |  |  | 69,282,747 |
The Company recorded impairment charges for project assets of $nil, $1,557,734 and $2,311,164 for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively.

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