Chinese Turbines Undercut Rivals in Global Wind Market
Chinese makers hold six top BNEF ranking spots as overseas orders surge on 10 to 40 percent lower prices.
Updated on Nov. 3, 2026 in Energy
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Chinese wind turbine makers held six of the top spots in BNEF's global market share ranking for the first time in 2025, driven by overseas orders that surged on cost advantages. This is a documented market shift already in place, not a projection.
Why it matters
Chinese manufacturers are expanding abroad on the strength of lower prices and fast delivery, undercutting established rivals across Latin America, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. The move comes as grid connection bottlenecks and depressed wholesale power prices during peak wind and solar output pressure developers worldwide.
The ranking reflects BNEF market share data, and the figures show Chinese makers installing 93 percent of their 2025 capacity at home, down from 99 percent in 2024, with overseas installations growing. Goldwind installed 29.3 GW and Envision 20.9 GW in 2025, with nearly a quarter of Envision's total outside the Chinese mainland.
The players
Goldwind
Chinese wind turbine manufacturer that remained the world's leading wind turbine supplier, installing 29.3 GW in 2025.
Envision
Chinese wind turbine maker that installed 20.9 GW in 2025, almost a quarter of it outside the Chinese mainland, and led with Goldwind on non-domestic commissioned capacity.
BloombergNEF (BNEF)
Bloomberg's clean energy research unit whose global market share ranking placed Chinese turbine makers in six of the top spots for the first time in 2025.
The details
Chinese turbine makers are pricing their machines 10 to 40 percent below foreign rivals, with the gap widest in Turkiye and Africa and narrowest in Canada. Price and equipment reliability are the top two criteria foreign developers use when choosing a supplier, which gives low-cost makers with fast delivery an opening in markets that were previously served by established Western and European manufacturers. Overseas destinations in 2025 included Saudi Arabia, India, Kazakhstan and Brazil.
Timeline
2024: Domestic installations accounted for 99 percent of Chinese turbine capacity.
2025: Chinese makers held six of the top spots in BNEF's ranking and overseas orders surged.
2026: BNEF published its report on Chinese turbine makers' global expansion.
The Tech Race
Chinese manufacturers now lead the global wind turbine ranking, placing six firms in BNEF's top spots for the first time. Their overseas push targets strategic markets including Germany, the United States, India, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Australia, Turkiye, Spain and Brazil, where they are expected to keep gaining ground.
Developers in regions such as Saudi Arabia, India, Kazakhstan, Brazil and Africa may gain access to lower-priced turbines and faster delivery than before. Buyers should weigh the 10 to 40 percent price discount against equipment reliability, which foreign developers rank as their second most important criterion when selecting a supplier.
The takeaway
Watch the next BNEF market share ranking to see whether Chinese makers hold their six top spots as overseas installations grow. Track also whether developers in Germany, the United States and Australia begin sourcing more turbines from Chinese suppliers as co-located wind-plus-storage projects expand.
Further reading
For more on the grid and power-market pressures shaping this shift, explore Energy coverage.
Source note: This article includes information reported by China Daily.
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