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PROJECT ASSETS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
PROJECT ASSETS |
Schedule of project assets |
|  | At December 31, 2015 |  | At December 31, 2016 |
|  | $ |  | $ |
Project assets—Acquisition cost |  |  | 2,220 |  |  | 38,298 |
Project assets—EPC and other cost |  |  | 111,911 |  |  | 1,461,995 |
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|  |  | 114,131 |  |  | 1,500,293 |
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Current portion |  |  | 111,317 |  |  | 1,317,902 |
Non-current portion |  |  | 2,814 |  |  | 182,391 |

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