Segment Reporting - Summary of Operating Revenues, Net (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Sep. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2015
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]                      
Operating revenues, net $ 51,256 $ 29,373 $ 25,681 $ 17,806 $ 13,899 $ 7,446 $ 9,278 $ 8,826 $ 124,116 $ 39,449 $ 22,196
Eskom Holdings SOC Limited                      
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]                      
Operating revenues, net                 44,006 7,152  
Camara de Comercializacao de Energia Eletrica                      
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]                      
Operating revenues, net                 18,910    
Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited                      
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]                      
Operating revenues, net                 17,593 4,535 4,419
Inner Mongolia Power (group) Co., LTD.                      
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]                      
Operating revenues, net                 $ 12,298    
NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited                      
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]                      
Operating revenues, net                   9,657 $ 10,187
Malaysia Airports (Sepang) Sdn Bhd                      
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]                      
Operating revenues, net                   $ 5,034  
Customer concentration risk | Operating revenue, net | Eskom Holdings SOC Limited                      
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]                      
Concentration risk                 35.00% 18.00%  
Customer concentration risk | Operating revenue, net | Camara de Comercializacao de Energia Eletrica                      
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]                      
Concentration risk                 15.00%    
Customer concentration risk | Operating revenue, net | Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited                      
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]                      
Concentration risk                 14.00% 11.00% 20.00%
Customer concentration risk | Operating revenue, net | Inner Mongolia Power (group) Co., LTD.                      
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]                      
Concentration risk                 10.00%    
Customer concentration risk | Operating revenue, net | NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited                      
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]                      
Concentration risk                   24.00% 46.00%
Customer concentration risk | Operating revenue, net | Malaysia Airports (Sepang) Sdn Bhd                      
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]                      
Concentration risk                   13.00%