China’s Wind Power Installed Capacity Tops World for 16 Straight Years

The headline number understates the more consequential shift: China's wind buildout is now large enough to anchor its own export supply chain, with turbines reaching 60 countries. That matters for global equipment pricing and for energy-transition capex in markets that cannot yet manufacture at scale. The open question is whether export growth keeps pace as domestic installations mature, and how incumbent Western turbine makers respond to a lower-cost competitor with a 16-year installation track record behind it.