GreenergyDaily

Nov. 27, 2025

The race among Chinese manufacturers to build ever-larger wind turbines is expected to slow due to technical hurdles in the coming years, according to industry executives.

"The average wind turbine capacity will not see a significant increase in 2026 based on our general data, which indicates a slowdown in the trend to develop larger machines," said Wei Min, deputy chief executive officer of Windey Energy Technology Group Co. He spoke at the BloombergNEF conference in Shanghai on Wednesday.

Chinese wind manufacturers, which dominate the global industry, have spent the last few years one-upping each other with large turbines. But issues are emerging, like insufficient data and testing time for new machines, according to Wei. Transporting blades, which can be more than 100 meters (328 feet) long, is another issue.

China adopted a new power pricing policy for renewable sources this year, which has threatened the profitability of wind and solar farms. It has forced manufacturers to find new ways of reducing costs for their clients by developing different approaches in turbine size.

Goldwind International Holdings' Vice President Wu Kai also believes turbine size will plateau in the next few years. "Onshore wind turbines will not become larger" even as we approach the end of the decade, he said.