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Appendix 1 - Major Subsidiaries of CSI | 12 Months Ended
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Appendix 1 - Major Subsidiaries of CSI |
APPENDIX 1 - Major Subsidiaries of CSI | Appendix 1 Major Subsidiaries of CSI The following table sets forth information concerning CSI’s major subsidiaries: ​
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​ | ​ | Place and | ​ | Attributable | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | Date | ​ | Equity | ​ | ​
Subsidiary |  | of Incorporation |  | Interest Held |  | Principal Activity
Canadian Solar Solutions Inc. | ​ | Canada | ​ | 100 | % | Developing solar power project and manufacture of solar modules
​ | ​ | June 22, 2009 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Canadian Solar (Australia) Pty Limited | ​ | Australia | ​ | 100 | % | Developing solar power projects
​ | ​ | February 3, 2011 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Canadian Solar O and M (Ontario) Inc. | ​ | Canada | ​ | 100 | % | Solar farm operating and maintenance services
​ | ​ | May 10, 2011 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Canadian Solar Projects K.K. | ​ | Japan | ​ | 100 | % | Developing solar power projects
​ | ​ | May 20, 2014 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Canadian Solar UK Projects Ltd. | ​ | United Kingdom | ​ | 100 | % | Developing solar power projects
​ | ​ | August 29, 2014 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Recurrent Energy, LLC | ​ | USA | ​ | 100 | % | Developing solar power projects
​ | ​ | March 31, 2015 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Canadian Solar Energy Singapore Pte. Ltd. | ​ | Singapore | ​ | 100 | % | Development & ownership of solar PV projects
​ | ​ | October 29, 2015 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Canadian Solar Netherlands Cooperative U.A. | ​ | Netherlands | ​ | 100 | % | Project holding and financing
​ | ​ | November 8, 2016 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Canadian Solar Construction (Australia) Pty Ltd | ​ | Australia | ​ | 100 | % | Providing engineering, procurement and construction services
​ | ​ | July 04, 2017 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
CSUK Energy Systems Construction and Generation JSC | ​ | Turkey | ​ | 100 | % | Project development and management services
​ | ​ | October 30, 2017 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Canadian Solar Argentina Investment Holding Ltd. | ​ | United Kingdom | ​ | 100 | % | Developing solar power projects
​ | ​ | January 23, 2018 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Canadian Solar New Energy Holding Company Limited | ​ | Hong Kong | ​ | 100 | % | Project investment, financing, trading of solar modules
​ | ​ | March 20, 2019 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Canadian Solar Energy Holding Singapore Pte. Ltd. | ​ | Singapore | ​ | 100 | % | Development & ownership of solar PV projects
​ | ​ | April 22, 2019 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
CSI Solar Co., Ltd. (formerly known as “CSI Solar Power Group Co., Ltd.”) | ​ | PRC | ​ | 79.59 | % | Investment holding and trading
​ | ​ | July 7, 2009 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Luoyang) Inc. | ​ | PRC | ​ | 100 | %* | Manufacture of solar modules, ingots and wafers
​ | ​ | February 24, 2006 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Changshu) Inc. | ​ | PRC | ​ | 100 | %* | Production of solar modules
​ | ​ | August 1, 2006 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
CSI Cells Co., Ltd. | ​ | PRC | ​ | 100 | %* | Manufacture of solar cells
​ | ​ | August 23, 2006 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Canadian Solar (USA) Inc. | ​ | USA | ​ | 100 | %* | Sales and marketing of modules
​ | ​ | June 8, 2007 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Canadian Solar Japan K.K. | ​ | Japan | ​ | 100 | %* | Sales and marketing of modules
​ | ​ | June 21, 2009 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Canadian Solar EMEA GmbH | ​ | Germany | ​ | 100 | %* | Sales and marketing of modules
​ | ​ | August 21, 2009 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Canadian Solar International Limited | ​ | Hong Kong | ​ | 100 | %* | Sales and marketing of modules
​ | ​ | March 25, 2011 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Suzhou Sanysolar Materials Technology Co., Ltd. | ​ | PRC | ​ | 100 | %* | Production of solar module materials
​ | ​ | August 17, 2011 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Canadian Solar South East Asia Pte. Ltd. | ​ | Singapore |  | 100 | %* | Sales and marketing of modules
​ | ​ | September 19, 2011 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Canadian Solar Brazil Commerce, Import and Export of Solar Panels Ltd. | ​ | Brazil | ​ | 100 | %* | Sales and marketing of solar modules, and providing solar energy solution
​ | ​ | November 14, 2012 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Canadian Solar Construction (USA) LLC |  | USA |  | 100 | %* | Solar farm operating and maintenance services
​ | ​ | May 20, 2014 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
CSI Solar Manufacturing (Funing) Co., Ltd. (formerly known as “CSI&GCL Solar Manufacturing (Yancheng) Inc.”) |  | PRC May 29, 2014 | ​ | 100 | %* | Research and development, manufacture and sales of solar cells, and solar power project development
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Changshu Tegu New Material Technology Co., Ltd. | ​ | PRC | ​ | 100 | %* | EVA solar packaging film research and development, production and sales
​ | ​ | September 2, 2014 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Changshu Tlian Co., Ltd. | ​ | PRC | ​ | 100 | %* | Junction box and connector research, development, production and sales
​ | ​ | December 26, 2014 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Canadian Solar Manufacturing Vietnam Co., Ltd. | ​ | Vietnam | ​ | 100 | %* | Production of solar modules
​ | ​ | June 25, 2015 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Canadian Solar Energy Private Limited | ​ | India | ​ | 100 | %* | Sales and marketing of modules
​ | ​ | May 06, 2015 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Canadian Solar MSS (Australia) Pty Ltd. | ​ | Australia | ​ | 100 | %* | Sales and marketing of modules
​ | ​ | August 03, 2015 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. | ​ | Thailand | ​ | 99.99992 | %* | Cells and module production
​ | ​ | November 20, 2015 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Canadian Solar Sunenergy (Baotou) Co., Ltd. | ​ | PRC | ​ | 100 | %* | Production of solar modules, ingots and wafers
​ | ​ | August 18, 2016 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Canadian Solar Middle East DMCC | ​ | United Arab Emirates | ​ | 100 | %* | Sales and marketing of modules
​ | ​ | March 28, 2017 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
CSI Investment Management (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. | ​ | PRC | ​ | 100 | %* | Investment management & asset management
​ | ​ | May 5, 2017 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
CSI New Energy Development (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. (formerly known as “Suzhou Gaochuangte New Energy Development Co., Ltd.”) | ​ | PRC | ​ | 90 | %* | Design, engineering construction and management of solar power projects
​ | ​ | June 12, 2017 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
CSI Cells (Yancheng) Co., Ltd. | ​ | PRC | ​ | 70 | %* | Production of solar cells
​ | ​ | May 18, 2017 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
CSI Modules (Jiaxing) Co., Ltd. | ​ | PRC | ​ | 100 | %* | Production of solar modules
​ | ​ | November 3, 2017 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
CSI Wafer (Luoyang) Co., Ltd. | ​ | PRC | ​ | 100 | %* | Production of solar cells and wafers
​ | ​ | November 27, 2017 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Canadian Solar SSES (Canada) Inc. | ​ | Canada | ​ | 100 | %* | System solution and energy storage
​ | ​ | Nov 27, 2019 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Canadian Solar SSES (UK) Ltd | ​ | United Kingdom | ​ | 100 | %* | Intellectual property holding
​ | ​ | December 18, 2019 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
* Major subsidiaries within the scope of CSI Solar are held through CSI Solar Co., Ltd. of which CSI holds 79.59% equity rights of CSI Solar Co., Ltd.

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