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INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATES |
Schedule of investments in affiliates |
|  | At December 31, |
|  | 2013 |  | 2014 |
|  | Carrying Value |  | Ownership Percentage |  | Carrying Value |  | Ownership Percentage |
|  | $ |  | (%) |  | $ |  | (%) |
Suzhou Gaochuangte New Energy Co., Ltd. |  |  | 7,123,976 |  |  | 40 |  |  | 7,112,103 |  |  | 40 |
CSI SkyPower |  |  | 3,813,133 |  |  | 50 |  |  | 3,532,851 |  |  | 50 |
GCL-CSI (Suzhou) Photovoltaic Technology Co., Ltd. |  |  | 2,584,143 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 3,310,861 |  |  | 10 |
Foto Light LP ("Foto Light") |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |  | 2,389,722 |  |  | 5 |
Discovery Light LP ("Discovery Light") |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |  | 2,125,176 |  |  | 5 |
Others |  |  | 20,549,236 |  |  | 21-50 |  |  | 20,352,071 |  |  | 21-50 |
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Total |  |  | 34,070,488 |  |  |  |  |  | 38,822,784 |  |  |  |
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