CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Net revenues:      
Total net revenues $ 61,290,816 $ 79,661,792 $ 73,502,883
Cost of revenues (45,954,951) (48,236,951) (56,817,101)
Gross profit 15,335,865 31,424,841 16,685,782
Operating (expenses)/income:      
Sales and marketing (421,079) (304,933) (433,121)
General and administrative (17,202,061) (16,998,675) (14,512,631)
Other operating income (expenses), net (345,562) (1,108,681) 6,472,463
Impairment loss of assets 0 (360,151) (1,432,296)
Total operating expenses (17,968,702) (18,772,440) (9,905,585)
Income/(loss) from operations (2,632,837) 12,652,401 6,780,197
Other (expenses)/income:      
Interest income 657,390 1,654,614 975,719
Interest expense (3,166,901) (5,153,794) (6,206,076)
Investment gain 897,955 0 0
Foreign exchange gains (losses) 1,613,443 (1,764,349) 769,183
Total other (expense) income, net 1,887 (5,263,529) (4,461,174)
Income/(loss) before income tax (2,630,950) 7,388,872 2,319,023
Income tax expense (1,917,206) (774,412) (163,036)
Income/(loss), net of tax (4,548,156) 6,614,460 2,155,987
Less: Net income (loss) attributed to non-controlling interests 123,545 (247,413) (622,668)
Net income/(loss) attributed to Emeren Group Ltd $ (4,671,701) $ 6,861,873 $ 2,778,655
Income/(loss) attributed to Emeren Group Ltd per ADS      
Basic $ (0.07) $ 0.10 $ 0.06
Diluted $ (0.07) $ 0.10 $ 0.06
Weighted average number of ADS used in computing income/(loss) per ADS      
Basic [1],[2] 64,924,455 68,906,139 49,166,354
Diluted [1],[2] 64,924,455 69,840,638 49,788,422
Solar power projects      
Net revenues:      
Total net revenues $ 13,753,389 $ 61,036,228 $ 49,160,215
Electricity generation      
Net revenues:      
Total net revenues 21,654,175 17,969,727 23,547,162
EPC services      
Net revenues:      
Total net revenues 24,760,309 0 0
Other      
Net revenues:      
Total net revenues $ 1,122,943 $ 655,837 $ 795,506
[1] All shares are converted to ADS, each ADS represents 10 common shares
[2] Each American depositary shares (ADS) represents 10 common shares