China will have 403GW of installed wind capacity by the end of 2026, according to a new report from consultancy Make.
The report – ‘China Wind Power Outlook 2017’ – said annual increases will be less than 25GW up to 2020, but will then be boosted by expanded availability of grid capacity.
In the near term, new capacity additions will fall because of a “depressed wind market in the traditional wind provinces in the northeast and northwest sub-regions” of the country, Make said.
The consultancy said it expects offshore wind capacity in China to reach 26GW by the end of 2026 on the back of ambitious offshore targets set by most coastal provinces.
Image: Liu’ao wind farm in China (Suzlon)
