Segment information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment information

29. Segment information

Operating segments are defined as components of a company which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the client operating decision maker in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The Group’s chief operating decision maker is the Chairman, Mr. Peng. Based on the financial information presented to and reviewed by the chief operating decision maker, the Group has determined that it has a single operating and reporting segment: solar energy products and services. The types of products and services in this single segment primarily include: (i) EPC services, (ii) Sales of PV solar system, (iii) Electricity revenue under PPAs, (iv) Trading of PV solar components, (v) Pre-development project sales (vi) Financial service revenue.

Net sales by major product and services are as follows:

	2015		2014
Sales of PV solar system	$	77,438		—
EPC revenue		48,014	$	87,281
Trading revenue of PV solar components		41,623		1,080
Electricity revenue with PPAs		16,226		2,144
Pre-development project sales		4,545		—
Financial service revenue		1,486		—
Others		1,178		1,137
	$	190,510	$	91,642

Net sales by geographic location are as follows:

Location (a)	2015		2014
China	$	56,745	$	76,426
United Kingdom		50,345		—
Australia		35,418		—
United States		29,925		14,690
Greece		8,720		526
Japan		6,626		—
Italy		1,395		—
Germany		1,336		—
	$	190,510	$	91,642

(a) Sales are attributed to countries based on location of customer.

Geographic information, which is based upon physical location, for long-lived assets was as follows:

Location	2015		2014
China	$	68,831	$	46,872
Greece		59,385		68,708
United States		34,522		11,630
Italy		10,048		—
Japan		11,464		493
UK		1,499		—
Australia		331		—
Germany		84		—
	$	186,164	$	127,703