Wind power grew by 40% last year - Record addition of 165 GW, led by China
The global wind energy industry installed a record 165 gigawatts of new capacity last year, 40% more than in 2024 and largely driven by China, a report from the Global Wind Energy Council said.
Renewable energy accounted for almost half of the world's total electricity capacity last year. This year, oil and gas prices have risen sharply due to the conflict in the Middle East, and countries are looking for alternatives to meet growing energy demand.
The growth in wind power capacity installation was driven by strong demand for new onshore wind power, which grew by 42% to 155.3 GW, while new offshore wind power grew by 18% to 9 GW.
Asia, led by China and India, added 131 GW of new capacity, accounting for 80% of the global total. China accounted for the bulk of this, adding a record 120.5 GW of new wind power capacity. Europe was the second-highest region for installations, adding 19 GW of new capacity.
The United States, despite the current administration's anti-wind rhetoric, added nearly 7 gigawatts of onshore wind power last year. As a result of the new additions, cumulative global wind power capacity grew to nearly 1.3 terawatts last year.
To meet a global target to triple renewable energy capacity by the end of the decade, the International Renewable Energy Agency has said that 320 GW of new wind power capacity needs to be installed each year.
Therefore, new wind power capacity needs to double every year from the current level. But under current policies, it is estimated that a total of 969 GW of new capacity is expected to be added worldwide by 2030, an average of 194 GW per year.
Under all scenarios that stay close to the 1.5 degrees Celsius global warming target, wind energy volumes should experience greater global expansion in the coming years, the report highlights.
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