EXHIBIT 8.1
LIST OF MAJOR SUBSIDIARIES
(As of March 31, 2020)
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Name of entity |
| Place of incorporation |
| Ownership interest |
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CSI Solartronics (Changshu) Co., Ltd. |
| PRC |
| 100% |
CSI Solar Technologies Inc. |
| PRC |
| 100% |
CSI New Energy Holding Co., Ltd. |
| PRC |
| 100% |
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 Solutions Inc. |
| Canada |
| 100% |
CSI Solar Power Group Co., Ltd. (formerly named/known as “CSI Solar Power (China) Inc.”) |
| PRC |
| 100% |
Canadian Solar EMEA GmbH |
| Germany |
| 100% |
Canadian Solar (Australia) Pty Limited |
| Australia |
| 100% |
Canadian Solar International Limited |
| Hong Kong |
| 100% |
Canadian Solar O and M (Ontario) Inc. |
| Canada |
| 100% |
Suzhou Sanysolar Materials Technology Co., Ltd. |
| PRC |
| 99.73% |
Canadian Solar South East Asia Pte. Ltd. |
| Singapore |
| 100% |
Canadian Solar South Africa (Pty) Ltd |
| South Africa |
| 100% |
Canadian Solar Brazil Commerce, Import and Export of Solar Panels Ltd. |
| Brazil |
| 100% |
Canadian Solar Construction (USA) LLC |
| USA |
| 100% |
Canadian Solar Projects K.K. |
| Japan |
| 100% |
CSI&GCL Solar Manufacturing (Yan Cheng) Inc. |
| PRC |
| 100% |
Canadian Solar UK Ltd. |
| United Kingdom |
| 100% |
Canadian Solar UK Projects Ltd. |
| United Kingdom |
| 100% |
Changshu Tegu New Material Technology Co., Ltd. |
| PRC |
| 100% |
Changshu Tlian Co., Ltd. |
| PRC |
| 100% |
Recurrent Energy Group Inc. |
| USA |
| 100% |
Recurrent Energy, LLC |
| USA |
| 100% |
PT. Canadian Solar Indonesia |
| Indonesia |
| 67% |
Canadian Solar Manufacturing Vietnam Co., Ltd. |
| Vietnam |
| 100% |
Canadian Solar Energy Private Limited |
| India |
| 100% |
Canadian Solar MSS (Australia) Pty Ltd (formerly named/known as “Canadian Solar Australia 1 Pty Ltd.”) |
| Australia |
| 100% |
Canadian Solar Energy Holding Company Limited |
| Hong Kong |
| 100% |
Canadian Solar Energy Singapore Pte. Ltd. |
| Singapore |
| 100% |
Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. |
| Thailand |
| 99.99992% |
Canadian Solar Sunenergy (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. |
| PRC |
| 100% |
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 Cells (Yancheng) Co., Ltd. |
| PRC |
| * |
CSI Modules (DaFeng) Co., Ltd. |
| PRC |
| ** |
Suzhou Gaochuangte New Energy Development Co., Ltd. |
| PRC |
| 90% |
Canadian Solar Construction (Australia) Pty Ltd |
| Australia |
| 100% |
CSUK Energy Systems Construction and Generation JSC |
| Turkey |
| 100% |
CSI Modules (JiaXing) Co., Ltd. |
| PRC |
| 100% |
CSI Wafer (LuoYang) Co., Ltd. |
| PRC |
| 100% |
Canadian Solar Manufacturing Taiwan Co., Ltd. |
| Taiwan |
| 100% |
Canadian Solar Argentina Investment Holding Ltd. |
| Argentina |
| 100% |
Canadian Solar New Energy Holding Company Limited |
| Hong Kong |
| 100% |
Canadian Solar Energy Holding Singapore Pte. Ltd. |
| Singapore |
| 100% |
Canadian Solar SSES (Canada) Inc. |
| Canada |
| 100% |
Canadian Solar SSES (UK) Ltd |
| United Kingdom |
| 100% |
Canadian Solar SSES (US) Inc. |
| USA |
| 100% |
Canadian Solar Asset Management LLC |
| USA |
| 100% |
Canadian Solar Netherlands Cooperative U.A. |
| Netherland |
| 100% |
* CSI Cells Co., Ltd. holds 52% equity rights of CSI Cells (Yan cheng) Co., Ltd. a limited partnership fund, of which CSI Cells Co., Ltd. holds 37.33% shares as a limited partner and a wholly-owned subsidiary of CSI Solar Power Group Co., Ltd. holds 0.17% shares as a general partner, holds 48% equity rights of CSI Cells (Yancheng) Co., Ltd.
** Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Changshu) Inc. holds 3.12% equity rights of CSI Modules (DaFeng) Co., Ltd. a limited partnership fund, of which Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Changshu) Inc. holds 20% shares as a limited partner and a wholly-owned subsidiary of CSI Solar Power Group Co., Ltd. holds 0.067% shares as a general partner, holds 96.88% equity rights of CSI Modules (DaFeng) Co., Ltd.