The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) released its Global Wind Report 2026 in April 2026. A record 165 GW of new wind capacity was connected to the grid worldwide in 2025, up 40% year on year. Total installed wind capacity reached 1,299 GW, and wind supplied 9.5% of the world's electricity.
China remains the largest growth market
China connected 120.5 GW in 2025, followed by the United States, India, Germany and Brazil. Asia added about 131 GW, roughly 80% of the global total. Offshore, about 9.2 GW was connected during the year, bringing the global offshore total to 92.3 GW.
Chinese suppliers take the top five for the first time
Supply-side data published by GWEC in May show a record 178 GW of turbines was installed in 2025, up 40%, of which 165 GW was grid-connected. For the first time, all five of the largest suppliers by installations were Chinese: Goldwind (29.7 GW), Envision (21.8 GW), Windey (19.8 GW), Mingyang (18.6 GW) and SANY (15.1 GW). Nine of the global top 15 suppliers are from China.
Turbines keep getting larger. In 2025 the average offshore turbine reached 10,312 kW and the average onshore turbine 6,160 kW. Larger turbines raise the size and quality requirements for towers, flanges, internals and structural parts.
Demand over the next five years
GWEC expects 969 GW of new wind capacity to be commissioned from 2026 to 2030, about 194 GW a year, with global capacity passing 2 TW in 2029. For the turbine supply chain, demand is set to stay high for years.
Tianyuan's OEM supply parts cover several of these manufacturers, including Goldwind, Envision, Windey, Mingyang and SANY, and we continue to follow the component needs that come with larger turbines.
Sources: GWEC, Global Wind Report 2026 (20 April 2026); GWEC supply-side press release (14 May 2026).
