EX-8.1 6 csiq-20201231xex8d1.htm EXHIBIT 8.1

EXHIBIT 8.1

LIST OF MAJOR SUBSIDIARIES

(As of February 28, 2021)

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Name of entity |  | Place of incorporation |  | Ownership interest
Canadian Solar Solutions Inc. | ​ | Canada | ​ | 100%
Canadian Solar (Australia) Pty Limited | ​ | Australia | ​ | 100%
Canadian Solar O and M (Ontario) Inc. | ​ | Canada | ​ | 100%
Canadian Solar Projects K.K. | ​ | Japan | ​ | 100%
Canadian Solar UK Projects Ltd. | ​ | United Kingdom | ​ | 100%
Recurrent Energy, LLC | ​ | USA | ​ | 100%
Canadian Solar Energy Singapore Pte. Ltd. | ​ | Singapore | ​ | 100%
Canadian Solar Netherlands Cooperative U.A. | ​ | Netherlands | ​ | 100%
Canadian Solar Construction (Australia) Pty Ltd | ​ | Australia | ​ | 100%
CSUK Energy Systems Construction and Generation JSC | ​ | Turkey | ​ | 100%
Canadian Solar Argentina Investment Holding Ltd. | ​ | United Kingdom | ​ | 100%
Canadian Solar New Energy Holding Company Limited | ​ | Hong Kong | ​ | 100%
Canadian Solar Energy Holding Singapore Pte. Ltd. | ​ | Singapore | ​ | 100%
CSI Solar Co., Ltd. (formerly known as “CSI Solar Power Group Co., Ltd.”) | ​ | PRC | ​ | 79.59%
Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Luoyang) Inc. | ​ | PRC | ​ | 100%*
Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Changshu) Inc. | ​ | PRC | ​ | 100%*
CSI Cells Co., Ltd. | ​ | PRC | ​ | 100%*
Canadian Solar (USA) Inc. | ​ | USA | ​ | 100%*
Canadian Solar Japan K.K. | ​ | Japan | ​ | 100%*
Canadian Solar EMEA GmbH | ​ | Germany | ​ | 100%*
Canadian Solar International Limited | ​ | Hong Kong | ​ | 100%*
Suzhou Sanysolar Materials Technology Co., Ltd. | ​ | PRC | ​ | 100%*
Canadian Solar South East Asia Pte. Ltd. | ​ | Singapore | ​ | 100%*
Canadian Solar Brazil Commerce, Import and Export of Solar Panels Ltd. | ​ | Brazil | ​ | 100%*
Canadian Solar Construction (USA) LLC | ​ | USA | ​ | 100%*
CSI Solar Manufacturing (Funing) Co., Ltd. (formerly known as “CSI&GCL Solar Manufacturing (Yancheng) Inc.”) | ​ | PRC | ​ | 100%*
Changshu Tegu New Material Technology Co., Ltd. | ​ | PRC | ​ | 100%*
Changshu Tlian Co., Ltd. | ​ | PRC | ​ | 100%*
Canadian Solar Manufacturing Vietnam Co., Ltd. | ​ | Vietnam | ​ | 100%*
Canadian Solar Energy Private Limited | ​ | India | ​ | 100%*
Canadian Solar MSS (Australia) Pty Ltd. | ​ | Australia | ​ | 100%*
Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. | ​ | Thailand | ​ | 99.99992%*
Canadian Solar Sunenergy (Baotou) Co., Ltd. | ​ | PRC | ​ | 100%*
Canadian Solar Middle East DMCC | ​ | United Arab Emirates | ​ | 100%*
CSI Investment Management (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. | ​ | PRC | ​ | 100%*
CSI New Energy Development (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. (formerly known as “Suzhou Gaochuangte New Energy Development Co., Ltd.”) | ​ | PRC | ​ | 90%*
CSI Cells (Yancheng) Co., Ltd. | ​ | PRC | ​ | 70%*
CSI Modules (Jiaxing) Co., Ltd. | ​ | PRC | ​ | 100%*
CSI Wafer (Luoyang) Co., Ltd. | ​ | PRC | ​ | 100%*
Canadian Solar SSES (Canada) Inc. | ​ | Canada | ​ | 100%*
Canadian Solar SSES (UK) Ltd | ​ | United Kingdom | ​ | 100%*

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* 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.