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PROJECT ASSETS

12 Months Ended

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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