In 2025, China's wind power industry forged ahead as the sector moved to a more market-driven approach, marking a strategic transformation from scale expansion to value enhancement.
New installations reach a record high
Newly grid-connected wind power capacity in China was nearly 120 GW in 2025, surpassing the previous installation record of 79.8 GW set in 2024. Cumulative installed capacity reached 640 GW (of which 47 GW offshore), accounting for more than half of the world's installed wind power capacity. Together, wind and solar reached 1,840 GW at the end of 2025, overtaking thermal power installed capacity by about 300 GW. Wind power accounts for 11% of the country's total power generation. All renewable energy sources taken together (hydropower, wind power, solar PV, solar thermal and biomass) generated about 4,000 TWh, accounting for 38% of total power generation.
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