Wind power share of global electricity demand

With wind power meeting 9.5% of global electricity demand today, we see enormous potential for wind manufacturers from all regions to continue to expand and grow their operations across existing and emerging markets.

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Global Wind Energy Council. (2026). GWEC records sharp rise in wind turbine installations, as five OEMs exceed 100 GW. Retrieved September 16, 2026, from https://www.gwec.net/news/gwec-records-sharp-rise-in-wind-turbine-installations-as-five-oems-exceed-100-gw. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_1JFBD0NFX1GSH60C3YTD37DQM5

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Global Wind Energy Council. "GWEC records sharp rise in wind turbine installations, as five OEMs exceed 100 GW." 2026, https://www.gwec.net/news/gwec-records-sharp-rise-in-wind-turbine-installations-as-five-oems-exceed-100-gw. Accessed 16 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_1JFBD0NFX1GSH60C3YTD37DQM5.

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Global Wind Energy Council. "GWEC records sharp rise in wind turbine installations, as five OEMs exceed 100 GW." 2026. https://www.gwec.net/news/gwec-records-sharp-rise-in-wind-turbine-installations-as-five-oems-exceed-100-gw. Accessed September 16, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_1JFBD0NFX1GSH60C3YTD37DQM5.

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@misc{gwec2026wind37dqm5, author = {{Global Wind Energy Council}}, title = {GWEC records sharp rise in wind turbine installations, as five OEMs exceed 100 GW}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_1JFBD0NFX1GSH60C3YTD37DQM5}, note = {Original source: https://www.gwec.net/news/gwec-records-sharp-rise-in-wind-turbine-installations-as-five-oems-exceed-100-gw. Accessed September 16, 2026.} }

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