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Appendix 1 - Major Subsidiaries of CSI (Details) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Major Subsidiaries of CSI |
Amount of Restricted Net Assets for Consolidated and Unconsolidated Subsidiaries | $ 411,882
CSI Solartronics (Changshu) Co., Ltd |
Major Subsidiaries of CSI |
Attributable Equity Interest Held (as a percent) | 100.00%
CSI Solar Technologies Inc. |
Major Subsidiaries of CSI |
Attributable Equity Interest Held (as a percent) | 100.00%
CSI New Energy Holding Co., Ltd. |
Major Subsidiaries of CSI |
Attributable Equity Interest Held (as a percent) | 100.00%
Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Luoyang) Inc. |
Major Subsidiaries of CSI |
Attributable Equity Interest Held (as a percent) | 100.00%
Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Changshu) Inc. |
Major Subsidiaries of CSI |
Attributable Equity Interest Held (as a percent) | 100.00%
CSI Cells Co., Ltd. |
Major Subsidiaries of CSI |
Attributable Equity Interest Held (as a percent) | 100.00%
Canadian Solar (USA) Inc. |
Major Subsidiaries of CSI |
Attributable Equity Interest Held (as a percent) | 100.00%
Canadian Solar Japan K.K. |
Major Subsidiaries of CSI |
Attributable Equity Interest Held (as a percent) | 100.00%
Canadian Solar Solutions Inc. |
Major Subsidiaries of CSI |
Attributable Equity Interest Held (as a percent) | 100.00%
CSI Solar Power Group Co., Ltd. (formerly named/known as "CSI Solar Power (China) Inc.") |
Major Subsidiaries of CSI |
Attributable Equity Interest Held (as a percent) | 100.00%
Canadian Solar EMEA GmbH |
Major Subsidiaries of CSI |
Attributable Equity Interest Held (as a percent) | 100.00%
Canadian Solar (Australia) Pty Limited |
Major Subsidiaries of CSI |
Attributable Equity Interest Held (as a percent) | 100.00%
Canadian Solar International Limited |
Major Subsidiaries of CSI |
Attributable Equity Interest Held (as a percent) | 100.00%
Canadian Solar O and M (Ontario) Inc. |
Major Subsidiaries of CSI |
Attributable Equity Interest Held (as a percent) | 100.00%
Suzhou Sanysolar Materials Technology Co., Ltd. |
Major Subsidiaries of CSI |
Attributable Equity Interest Held (as a percent) | 75.324%
Canadian Solar South East Asia Pte. Ltd. |
Major Subsidiaries of CSI |
Attributable Equity Interest Held (as a percent) | 100.00%
Canadian Solar South Africa Pty., Ltd. |
Major Subsidiaries of CSI |
Attributable Equity Interest Held (as a percent) | 100.00%
Canadian Solar Brazil Commerce, Import and Export of Solar Panels Ltd. |
Major Subsidiaries of CSI |
Attributable Equity Interest Held (as a percent) | 100.00%
Canadian Solar Middle East Limited |
Major Subsidiaries of CSI |
Attributable Equity Interest Held (as a percent) | 100.00%
Canadian Solar Construction (USA) LLC |
Major Subsidiaries of CSI |
Attributable Equity Interest Held (as a percent) | 100.00%
Canadian Solar Project K.K. |
Major Subsidiaries of CSI |
Attributable Equity Interest Held (as a percent) | 100.00%
CSI-GCL Solar Manufacturing (Yancheng) Co., Ltd. |
Major Subsidiaries of CSI |
Attributable Equity Interest Held (as a percent) | 80.00%
Canadian Solar UK Ltd. |
Major Subsidiaries of CSI |
Attributable Equity Interest Held (as a percent) | 100.00%
Canadian Solar UK Projects Ltd. |
Major Subsidiaries of CSI |
Attributable Equity Interest Held (as a percent) | 100.00%
Changsu Tegu New Material Technology Co., Ltd. |
Major Subsidiaries of CSI |
Attributable Equity Interest Held (as a percent) | 75.00%
Changshu Tlian Co., Ltd. |
Major Subsidiaries of CSI |
Attributable Equity Interest Held (as a percent) | 100.00%
Canadian Solar Trading (Changshu) Inc. |
Major Subsidiaries of CSI |
Attributable Equity Interest Held (as a percent) | 100.00%
Recurrent Energy, LLC |
Major Subsidiaries of CSI |
Attributable Equity Interest Held (as a percent) | 100.00%
PT. Canadian Solar Indonesia |
Major Subsidiaries of CSI |
Attributable Equity Interest Held (as a percent) | 67.00%
Canadian Solar Manufacturing Vietnam Co., Ltd |
Major Subsidiaries of CSI |
Attributable Equity Interest Held (as a percent) | 100.00%
Canadian Solar Energy Private Limited |
Major Subsidiaries of CSI |
Attributable Equity Interest Held (as a percent) | 100.00%
Canadian Solar Australia 1 Pty Ltd |
Major Subsidiaries of CSI |
Attributable Equity Interest Held (as a percent) | 100.00%
Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. |
Major Subsidiaries of CSI |
Attributable Equity Interest Held (as a percent) | 99.99992%
Canadian Solar Sunenergy (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. |
Major Subsidiaries of CSI |
Attributable Equity Interest Held (as a percent) | 100.00%
Canadian Solar Energy Holding Singapore 1 Pte. Ltd. |
Major Subsidiaries of CSI |
Attributable Equity Interest Held (as a percent) | 100.00%
Canadian Solar Sunenergy (Baotou) Co., Ltd. |
Major Subsidiaries of CSI |
Attributable Equity Interest Held (as a percent) | 100.00%

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