China ranks first globally in offshore wind power connected to national grid
China DailyA wind farm generates power for grids in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province. NANNING -- China had built and connected 39.1 million kilowatts of offshore wind power to its national grid by the third quarter of 2024, ranking first globally, according to a conference on offshore wind power industrial chain cooperation. China has formed relatively complete technological and industrial chains of offshore wind power, covering design, manufacturing, construction, operations and maintenance, according to the conference held Saturday in Beihai, Suth China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. Participants at the conference discussed issues such as strategic innovation, key offshore wind power technologies, as well as international cooperation on modern offshore wind power industrial chains. China's installed offshore wind power capacity grew from under 5 million kilowatts in 2018 to 37.7 million kilowatts as of 2023, accounting for 50 percent of the global total.