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PROJECT ASSETS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

PROJECT ASSETS

Schedule of project assets

		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

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