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China installs 5.1 GW
of new offshore wind
capacity in HY1 2022
CHINA THE World Forum Offshore Wind (WFO) has wind sector continues to grow with a total capac-
published its Global Offshore Wind Report HY1 ity of 3.2 GW currently under construction. Tai-
2022, showing that China installed 5.1 GW of wan is in second place with a total capacity of
new offshore wind capacity during the period. 2.5 GW under construction, closely followed by
Globally, a total of 6.8 GW offshore wind the Netherlands (2.3 GW). The UK and France
capacity went into operation during the first six follow in fourth and fifth place with 1.6 GW and
months of 2022 compared with 1.6 GW during 1.5 GW under construction respectively.
HY1 2021. Global installed offshore wind capac- After two years without any offshore wind
ity reached 54.9 GW by the end of June 2022. construction, Germany began offshore con-
As many as 33 new offshore wind farms went struction works for two projects with a com-
into operation worldwide during the first half of bined capacity of 599 MW.
2022, of which 25 were installed in China, five in Gunnar Herzig, managing director of the
Vietnam, and one each in the UK, South Korea WFO, said: “While China is clearly leading
and Italy. the global offshore wind growth it is excellent
China expanded its position as the world’s to see more and more countries around the
largest offshore wind market by far with 24.9 world investing in offshore wind energy. The
GW of installed capacity, more than the UK more international offshore wind as an industry
(13.6 GW), Germany (7.7 GW) and the Neth- becomes, the more robust it will be against eco-
erlands (3.0 GW) combined. Now, 45% of the nomic turbulences. WFO will continue its efforts
world’s total offshore wind capacity is installed to promote offshore wind around the world.”
in China.
China again leads the way in offshore wind
farms under construction. The Chinese offshore
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