China’s Wind Industry Aims to Double Capacity by 2030
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Wind turbines seen in Rongcheng City, Shandong province. Photo: VCG
China’s wind power industry is set to double its cumulative installed capacity to 1,300 gigawatts by 2030, a massive increase from the current 580 gigawatts.
The goal was unveiled in the “Beijing Declaration on Wind Energy 2.0” at an industry conference this week. It stipulates that annual new installations should be no less than 120 gigawatts during the 15th Five-Year Plan period from 2026 to 2030, including at least 15 gigawatts of offshore wind.
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- China aims to double wind power capacity to 1,300 GW by 2030 and reach 2,000 GW by 2035 and 5,000 GW by 2060, setting annual installation targets of at least 120 GW from 2026.
- The industry exceeded previous goals, with new installations rising from 54.4 GW in 2020 to 87.3 GW in 2024.
- The declaration calls for market reforms, ending unfair competition, and more support for global renewable growth, especially in developing regions.
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Who’s Who
- China Southern Power Grid Co.Ltd.
- China Southern Power Grid Co. Ltd. is mentioned in the context of calls to combat "excessive competition" within the wind power industry. Its former deputy general manager, Bi Yaxiong, now a vice chairman of a national technicians association, advocated for a healthy market environment, emphasizing value creation and quality standards over low-price competition.
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What Happened When
- In 2020：
- A previous declaration aimed for annual wind power additions of over 50 gigawatts during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021–2025). New wind power installations reached 54.4 gigawatts.
- In 2021：
- China's new wind power installations reached 55.9 gigawatts.
- In 2022：
- China's new wind power installations reached 49.8 gigawatts.
- In 2023：
- China's new wind power installations reached 79.4 gigawatts.
- In 2024：
- China's new wind power installations reached 87.3 gigawatts. The world added 582 gigawatts of new renewable capacity, a 15% increase from the previous year.
- As of 2025：
- China's cumulative installed wind power capacity is at 580 gigawatts.
- This week (2025)：
- The 'Beijing Declaration on Wind Energy 2.0' was unveiled, setting the goal to double China's wind power cumulative installed capacity to 1,300 gigawatts by 2030 and specifying annual new installations of no less than 120 gigawatts from 2026 to 2030.
- September 2025：
- China's latest Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) was announced, aiming for combined wind and solar capacity to reach around 3,600 gigawatts by 2035.
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