EXHIBIT 8.1
LIST OF MAJOR SUBSIDIARIES
|
| Place of |
| Ownership |
|
Name of entity | | incorporation | | interest |
|
Canadian Solar Solutions Inc. | | Canada | | 100 | % |
Canadian Solar New Energy Holding Company Limited | | Hong Kong | | 100 | % |
Recurrent Energy, LLC | | USA | | 100 | % |
Canadian Solar Brasil I Fundo de Investimento em Participacoes – Multiestrategia | | Brazil | | 100 | % |
Azuma Kofuji Daiichi Hatsudensho G.K. | | Japan | | 100 | %** |
CSI Solar Co., Ltd. | | PRC | | 62.24 | % |
CSI Cells Co., Ltd. | | PRC | | 100 | %* |
Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Luoyang) Inc. | | PRC | | 100 | %* |
Canadian Solar Sunenergy (Baotou) Co., Ltd. | | PRC | | 100 | %* |
CSI Solar Technology (Xining) Co., Ltd | | PRC | | 100 | %* |
Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Changshu) Inc. | | PRC | | 100 | %* |
CSI Modules (DaFeng) Co., Ltd. | | PRC | | 100 | %* |
Canadian Solar Sunenergy (Jiaxing) Co. Ltd | | PRC | | 100 | %* |
CSI Cells (Yancheng) Co., Ltd. | | PRC | | 100 | %* |
Canadian Solar Sunenergy (SuQian) Co., Ltd. | | PRC | | 100 | %* |
CSI Cells (SuQian) Co., Ltd. | | PRC | | 100 | %* |
CSI Wafer (FuNing) Co., Ltd. | | PRC | | 100 | %* |
CSI Cells (Yangzhou) Co., Ltd. | | PRC | | 100 | %* |
Canadian Solar (USA) Inc. | | USA | | 100 | %* |
Canadian Solar US Module Manufacturing Corporation | | USA | | 100 | %* |
Canadian Solar EMEA GmbH | | Germany | | 100 | %* |
Canadian Solar International Limited | | Hong Kong | | 100 | %* |
Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. | | Thailand | | 99.999996 | %* |
* | Significant subsidiaries (as defined in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X) within the scope of CSI Solar were held through CSI Solar Co., Ltd. in which CSI held a 62.24% ownership interest. |
** | Disposed of in May 2023. |