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Global Wind Energy Installations Hit 165 GW In 2025, Up 40% YoY

Record capacity additions signal scale, but grid and policy gaps persist

April 22, 2026

/ Meghana Prasad
/ Markets & Policy, Wind
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The global wind energy sector recorded 165 GW of new grid-connected capacity installed in 2025, marking the highest annual addition on record and taking total installed capacity worldwide to 1,299 GW, a 40% year-on-year increase, according to the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC).

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