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					</table><p>In a first for the sector, four China-based wind turbine original equipment manufacturers (OEM) have made it to the global top five rankings, according to a recent analysis by<a href="https://www.woodmac.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Wood Mackenzie</a>.</p>
<p>China accounted for nearly 65% of the global wind generation capacity in 2023. China-headquartered wind turbine maker<a href="https://www.goldwind.com/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Goldwind</a> assumed the leading position for the second consecutive year with a record capacity of 16.3 GW.</p>
<p>In the second position was <a href="https://www.envision-group.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Envision</a><u>,</u> with 14.1 GW, followed by the only non-Chinese player,<a href="https://www.vestas.com/en" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Vestas</a><u>,</u> with 11.5 GW. <a href="https://windeyenergy.com/en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Windey</a> and <a href="https://www.myse.com.cn/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MingYang</a> were ranked fourth and fifth, respectively, with 10.1 GW and 9.9 GW.</p>
<p>According to the report, the top five OEMs accounted for 54% of the global wind markets.</p>
<p>“China’s first batch of massive renewable bases have a 2024 deadline on the horizon, which has accelerated installations to an unprecedented pace of 74.7 GW. This combined with a mature supply chain and ambitious provincial targets, is pushing wind deployment to an unprecedented level in China,” said Endri Lico, principal analyst at Wood Mackenzie.</p>
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<p>In its global wind turbine analysis for the first quarter of 2024, Wood Mackenzie found that the global wind turbine order intake hit a new high after procuring 155 GW for the year, an increase of 16 GW from 2022.</p>
<p>The report said Chinese developers ordered almost 100 GW of turbines in 2023, which is said to have significantly benefited their domestic OEMs. The onshore wind capacity hit a record 67.8 GW, with nearly 7 GW of newly installed capacity coming from China, registering a year-over-year (YoY) increase of 41%. The report mentioned that this ultimately drove six Chinese OEMs into the global top 10 rankings.</p>
<p>Further, competitive pricing amongst 14 different Chinese OEMs last year led to turbine prices dropping by 16% and 9% onshore and offshore, respectively.</p>
<p><strong>Western Wind OEM Market</strong></p>
<p>Vestas, the only Western OEM that made it to the global top five, emerged as the market leader for the sixth consecutive year, with more than 10 GW installed outside of China.</p>
<p>In the same year, Siemens Gamesa (<a href="https://www.siemensgamesa.com/en-int" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SGRE</a>), an offshore and onshore wind turbine provider with a 9.7 GW installed capacity portfolio, overtook General Electric (<a href="https://www.ge.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GE</a>) for the second position.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.nordex-online.com/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nordex</a> came fourth with 6.4 GW, and<a href="https://www.enercon.de/en" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Enercon</a> came fifth with 2.4 GW. Overall, the top five Western OEMs represented 93% of the global volumes outside of China.</p>
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<p>Although Western markets contributed to the highest order intake by adding a record-high capacity of 55 GW, 2023 was also the year where the OEMs in the advanced economies, especially European and American companies, suffered financial losses, with the wind market plateauing at 40 GW. This was a 3% YoY drop, the lowest since the market slowdown during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p>
<p>“Western OEMs practiced commercial discipline, showing little appetite for price reduction to grow market share. 2023 saw some improvement in financial performance as some of the supply chain disruptions eased, but quality and reliability issues have emerged as another source of instability for western OEMs,” commented Lico.</p>
<p>The global insights firm also predicted 2024 to be a strong year for the off and onshore wind sector, with several countries strengthening their policy frameworks and acting as key determinants in pricing dynamics.</p>
<p>Earlier this month, the global cumulative wind power capacity<a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/global-wind-installations-2023#:~:text=China%20remained%20the%20offshore%20wind,11%)%20more%20than%20Europe."> surpassed</a> the 1 TW mark in 2023, a 13% YoY growth where China and the U.S. remained the top global markets for onshore wind additions.</p>
<p>As per an earlier Wood Mackenzie report, China is on track to<a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/china-230-gw-solar-and-wind-2023"> install</a> 230 GW of wind and solar capacity in 2023.</p>


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					</table><p>Global wind turbine orders recorded a 12% year-over-year increase in the first half (1H) of 2023 with 69.5 GW of order activity, according to the global research and consultancy group <a href="https://www.woodmac.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wood Mackenzie</a>.</p>
<p>The analysis by the group revealed the increased offshore order activity and the orders from outside of China driving the increase, up 47% year-over-year (YoY) increase to over 25 GW.</p>
<p>Wind turbine orders in North America alone reached 7.7 GW, a 305% YoY jump from 1.9 GW. Of these, two offshore wind turbine orders in the region accounted for 49% of the total capacity.</p>
<p>Luke Lewandowski, Vice President of Global Renewables Research at Wood Mackenzie, said, “Supply chain challenges remain, but conditions have improved enough to spark procurement decisions. Momentum from the Inflation Reduction Act in the U.S. has helped to motivate order activity, although increasing clarity and market certainty will drive an even larger volume.”</p>
<p>China continues to dominate the market, with 44 GW of order activity recorded during the first half of 2023. The total orders in Q2 accounted for $25.3 billion and $40.5 billion in 1H 2023.</p>
<p>Lewandowski added, “China’s intake continues to be incredibly impressive as well, even with activity remaining flat through the first half of the year. Demand in the global offshore market, particularly in the U.S. and Europe, has been one of the main drivers of this growth.”</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-58215" src="https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Wood-Mackenzie-Wind-Orders-1H-2023.jpg" alt="Wood Mackenzie Wind Orders 1H 2023" width="606" height="447" srcset="https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Wood-Mackenzie-Wind-Orders-1H-2023.jpg 606w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Wood-Mackenzie-Wind-Orders-1H-2023-300x221.jpg 300w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Wood-Mackenzie-Wind-Orders-1H-2023-600x443.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>Source: Wood Mackenzie</em></p>
<p>The order capacity for offshore wind turbines was recorded at 12 GW during 1H 2023, a 26% YoY increase. It accounted for 17% of all wind turbine order capacity.</p>
<p>During the second quarter alone, the offshore wind turbine orders witnessed a 48% YoY increase, totaling 9.1 GW.</p>
<p>According to Lewandowski, the offshore wind market momentum has been building for some time now, and many deals were conditional as project developers waited for approvals.</p>
<p>He said, “We saw several really big deals officially reach a final investment decision in Q2, including orders of 2,640 MW and 1,176 MW in North America, which helped drive the record numbers and breathe some life into these markets.”</p>
<p>The analysis considers it significant that these deals were confirmed during a difficult time for the wind original equipment manufacturers and amidst the cancellation of several offtake agreements for large projects.</p>
<p>Envision recorded the highest order intake during 1H 2023 with 9.7 GW, followed by Windey at 8.7 GW and Siemens Gamesa at 8.2 GW.</p>
<p>Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy gained the top spot in new order capacity across both the onshore and offshore sectors, with 5.9 GW recorded in Q2 alone. The company set an offshore intake quarterly record with its SG 14.X DD turbine.</p>
<p>Goldwind ranked second with 4.9 GW of order activity during Q2, followed by Windey at 4.4 GW.</p>
<p>A recent Horizons report from Wood Mackenzie <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/global-offshore-wind-supply-billion-investment-by-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">suggested</a> that the global supply chain would need a secured investment of $27 billion by 2026 to achieve a fivefold increase in the annual offshore wind installations outside of China by 2030.</p>
<p>In India, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy recently <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/mnre-strategy-developing-offshore-wind-projects" target="_blank" rel="noopener">formulated</a> three models for developing offshore wind energy projects, especially along the country’s extreme southern and western shorelines.</p>


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