Wind Additions

Updates on global wind power at the end of 2025 [GWEC, 2026]:

  

• The world added 165 GW in 2025.

• Global cumulative wind power capacity reached 1,299 GW by the end of 2025; total offshore wind capacity amounting to 92.5 GW.

• China maintained its absolute dominance: it added 120.5 GW, 73% of global capacity, and reaching 640.5 GW of cumulative capacity, equivalent to 49.3% of the global total.

• Europe added 19.1 GW (up from 16.6 GW in 2024), bringing total installed wind capacity above 300 GW.

• U.S. ranked 3rd in wind additions (6.9 GW), with cumulative inst. capacity of 161.2 GW.

• India ranked 4th, adding 6.3 GW and reaching 54.5 GW of cumulative capacity.

• Germany ranked 5th, adding 5.7 GW, reaching 77.7 GW of cumulative capacity.

• Brazil added 2.3 GW, reaching 36 GW of cumulative capacity, despite significant headwinds from severe generation curtailment.​

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Offshore, Dongfang Electric installed its 26 MW prototype—the world's largest by single-unit capacity—while Goldwind's 22 MW model further pushed the industry's capacity frontier.  Onshore, Chinese manufacturers continued scaling beyond 10 MW, with SANY's 15 MW prototype demonstrating the trend.

  

Figure 1 shows historic development of total wind systems installations through 2024. Figure 2 shows the volution of installed wind power capacity in Brazil.  Figure 3 shows the evolution of installed wind turbine sizes.​

  

Driven by a massive domestic boom, Chinese manufacturers now occupy eight of the top ten spots in the global wind turbine installation rankings.  Top wind turbine manufacturers in 2025 (new installed capacity) [BNEF, 2026]:

  

1. Goldwind (China): 29.3 GW

2. Envision Energy (China): secured the 2nd global position

3. Windey Energy (China): among the top global leaders

4. MingYang Smart Energy (China): strong presence in both onshore and offshore

5. Vestas (Denmark): maintained the widest geographic footprint globally, though shifting positions as Asian manufacturers scaled up

6. Siemens Gamesa / Siemens Energy (Spain/Germany): Led the global offshore wind turbine supplier

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