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28. Segment information
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment information

28.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) Sales of PV components, (ii) Sales of pre-development solar project, (iii) Sales of PV project assets, (iv) Electricity revenue under PPAs, (v) Bitcoin mining equipment sale and hosting service, (vi) Others.

 

Net sales by major product and services are as follows:

 

   For the years ended December 31, 
   2018   2017   2016 
Sales of PV components  $93,547   $111,795   $86,477 
Sales of pre-development solar project   15,794         
Sales of PV project assets   10,809    6,042    14,914 
Electricity revenue with PPAs   3,043    2,793    12,311 
Bitcoin mining equipment sale and hosting service   1,052         
Others   1,337    890    900 
   $125,582   $121,520   $114,602 

 

Net sales by geographic location are as follows:

 

   For the years ended December 31, 
Location (a)  2018   2017   2016 
United Kingdom  $932   $6,903   $694 
Australia   91,381    112,174    81,241 
United States   18,721        6,622 
Greece   378        8,737 
Japan   12,437    511    12,893 
Italy   1,733    1,932    1,740 
Germany           2,675 
   $125,582   $121,520   $114,602 

 

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

 

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

 

Location 

December 31,

2018

  

December 31,

2017

 
Greece  $2,637   $2,997 
United States   16,368    16,368 
Italy   9,038    9,952 
Japan        
UK   9,642    10,578 
Australia   2,285    2,853 
Germany        
   $39,970   $42,748