EcoChina | From Gobi to sea: wind power forms cornerstone of China's green transition

A drone photo taken on Jan. 13, 2026 shows the construction site of a 20-megawatt offshore wind turbine unit in the coastal waters of southeast China's Fujian Province. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

BEIJING, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- China is the undisputed global powerhouse in wind energy. From the Gobi to the sea, wind power forms a cornerstone of the country's transition toward a cleaner and more sustainable development model.

For 15 consecutive years, China has ranked first worldwide in installed wind power capacity. By the end of November 2025, its total installed capacity had exceeded 600 million kilowatts, far exceeding that of any other nation, official data show.

An aerial drone photo taken on June 20, 2025 shows a view of the Wucaitan wind farm in Burqin County, Altay Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Photo by Nurbek Nurman/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 2, 2024 shows China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGN)'s "Fuxi No. 1" wind power-fishery integrated project in Shanwei, south China's Guangdong Province. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

With vast onshore wind farms across its northern and western regions and rapidly expanding offshore projects along the eastern coastline, China's wind energy not only provides clean electricity to millions of households but also plays a crucial role in reducing carbon emissions.

Beyond its borders, China has actively shared its green achievements. During the 2021-2025 period, the wind power and photovoltaic products China exported helped reduce around 4.1 billion tons of carbon emissions in other countries, official data show.

Bolstered by the world's largest renewable energy system, ongoing technological innovation and strong policy support, China is poised to continue international cooperation in advancing the global transition to a green, low-carbon future, contributing to the shared vision of a clean and beautiful world.

An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 8, 2024 shows the wind turbines at Lamadian Oilfield in Daqing, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 20, 2024 shows a wind farm in Lingwu City, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Yang Zhisen)

An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 22, 2024 shows a view of the wind farm project with the highest nacelle at an altitude of 5,305 meters in Baxoi County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (Photo by Song Xianji/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo taken on May 21, 2024 shows the construction site of a wind farm off the coast of Fangchenggang, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Zhou Hua)

An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 7, 2025 shows an offshore wind farm in the waters of Laizhou City, east China's Shandong Province. (Xinhua/Xu Suhui)

An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 19, 2025 shows a wind power project in Qiubei County, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Peng Yikai)

An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 28, 2025 shows a wind power project in operation in Wolong County, Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing. (Photo by Li Xiaofeng/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo taken on July 3, 2025 shows the wind turbines in Shuanglong Town in the Yi-Hui-Miao Autonomous County of Weining, southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

A drone photo taken on Nov. 2, 2024 shows wind turbine blades at a wind power equipment company in Rudong County of Nantong City, east China's Jiangsu Province. (Xinhua/Song Yanhua)

A drone photo taken on Jan. 13, 2026 shows one of the turbine blades being hoisted at the construction site of a 20-megawatt offshore wind turbine unit in the coastal waters of southeast China's Fujian Province. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)■