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BORROWINGS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

BORROWINGS

Schedule of bank borrowings

		At December 31, 2015			At December 31, 2016
		$			$
Bank borrowings			1,631,858			1,960,893
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Analysis as:
Short-term			961,639			902,348
Long-term, current portion			107,392			675,857
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Subtotal for short-term			1,069,031			1,578,205
Long-term, non-current portion			562,827			382,688
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Borrowings from non-banking institutions			131,295			132,595
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Analysis as:
Short-term			53,899			—
Long-term, current portion			33,646			21,828
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Subtotal for short-term			87,545			21,828
Long-term, non-current portion			43,750			110,767
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Total			1,763,153			2,093,488
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Schedule of the Company's short-term borrowings

		At December 31, 2015			At December 31, 2016
		$			$
Bank borrowings
Short-term bank borrowings secured by restricted cash			139,412			266,685
Short-term bank borrowings secured by inventories			12,926			46,408
Short-term bank borrowings secured by prepaid land use rights and property, plant and equipment			302,379			211,263
Short-term bank borrowings secured by project assets and solar power systems			189,222			82,079
Short-term borrowings secured by equity			76,837			—
Unsecured short-term borrowings			240,863			295,913
Long-term borrowings due within one year
Long-term bank borrowings due within one year secured by inventories			46			—
Long-term borrowings due within one year secured by prepaid land use rights and property, plant and equipment			13,327			16,919
Long-term borrowings due within one year secured by project assets and solar power systems			83,264			630,696
Long-term bank borrowings due within one year secured by equity			308			18,765
Unsecured long-term borrowings due within one year			10,447			9,477
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			1,069,031			1,578,205
Borrowings from non-banking institutions
Short-term borrowings secured by restricted cash			53,899			—
Long-term borrowings due within one year secured by project assets			32,568			2,640
Unsecured long-term borrowings due within one year			1,078			19,188
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			87,545			21,828
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Total			1,156,576			1,600,033
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Schedule of the Company's long-term borrowings

		At December 31, 2015			At December 31, 2016
		$			$
Bank borrowings
Unsecured long-term bank borrowings			10,124			—
Long-term bank borrowings secured by project assets and solar power systems			162,993			27,100
Long-term bank borrowings secured by property, plant and equipment			13,327			15,588
Long-term bank borrowings secured by equity			376,383			340,000
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			562,827			382,688
Borrowings from non-banking institutions
Long-term borrowings secured by project assets and solar power systems			13,745			49,767
Unsecured long-term borrowings			30,005			61,000
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			43,750			110,767
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Total			606,577			493,455
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Schedule of future principal repayments on the long-term borrowings

2017			697,685
2018			260,379
2019			198,171
2020			19,480
2021			3,460
Thereafter			11,965
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Total			1,191,140
Less: future principal repayment related to long-term borrowings, current portion			(697,685	)
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Total long-term portion		$	493,455
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Schedule of interest incurred

		Years Ended December 31
		2014			2015			2016
		$			$			$
Interest capitalized—project assets			10,304			102			47,881
Interest capitalized—solar power systems			—			23,328			3,113
Interest capitalized—property, plant and equipment			203			912			819
Interest expense			48,906			54,148			69,723
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Total interest incurred			59,413			78,490			121,536
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