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PROJECT ASSETS | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
PROJECT ASSETS |
PROJECT ASSETS | 6. PROJECT ASSETS Project assets consist of the following:
|  | At December 31, 2014 |  | At December 31, 2015 |
|  | $ |  | $ |
Project assets—Acquisition cost |  |  | 119,060 |  |  | 2,220 |
Project assets—EPC and other cost |  |  | 185,451 |  |  | 111,911 |
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|  |  | 304,511 |  |  | 114,131 |
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Current portion |  |  | 235,228 |  |  | 111,317 |
Non-current portion |  |  | 69,283 |  |  | 2,814 |
The Company recorded impairment charges for project assets of $1,558, $2,311 and nil for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2014 and 2015, respectively.

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