Wind Additions

Updates on global wind power at the end of 2024 [GWEC, 2025]:

  

• The world added 117 GW (IRENA: 113 GW), slightly above 2023 level (116.6 GW) (165 GW in 2025, GWEC, 2026).

• Global cumulative wind power capacity reached 1,133 GW by the end of 2024; total offshore wind capacity amounting to 83.2 GW (1,299 GW in 2025, GWEC, 2026).

• New offshore wind, 8 GW, was down from the previous 10.8 GW.  The segment amounted to 8.8 GW in 2022 after peaking at 21.1 GW in 2021.

• China maintained its absolute dominance: it added 79.8 GW (68.2% of the total); it hosted 521 GW of wind power, 45.8% of global capacity (the Dragon installed more than 120 GW in 2025 alone, nearly matching the entire world's 2024 total).

• U.S. ranked 2nd in wind additions (4.1 GW) and total inst. capacity of 154.3 GW.

• Germany added 4 GW.

• India added 3.4 GW.

• Brazil added 3.3 GW, surpassing Spain.

• Europe added 13.8 GW, after 14.5 GW in 2023 (total: 251 GW).

• Dongfang Electric unveiled a 26 MW offshore turbine, while Goldwind built the first 22 MW unit.  Onshore, 10 MW models are scaling up, and SANY installed a 15 MW prototype.

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Figure 1 shows historic development of total wind systems installations.  Figure 2 shows top 10 wind turbine manufacturers in 2024.  Figure 3 shows the evolution of installed wind turbine sizes.

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Top wind turbine manufacturers in 2024 (new capac. installed.) [BNEF, 2025]:

  

1. Goldwind (China): 19.3 GW installed (2024)

2. Envision Energy (China): 14.5 GW

3. Windey Energy (China): 12.5 GW

4. MingYang Smart Energy (China): 12.2 GW

5. Vestas (Denmark): 10.2 GW

6. Siemens Gamesa / Siemens Energy (Spain/Germany): strong in offshore

7. Nordex Group (Germany): part of top global suppliers

8. Enercon (Germany): among established global OEMs

9. SANY (China): top-10 global installer

10. GE Vernova (U.S.): continued presence in global onshore markets