QAZAQ GREEN.   The global wind energy industry marked a major milestone in 2024, with a record-breaking 117 gigawatts (GW) of new capacity installed, according to the 2025 Global Wind Report released today by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC). The achievement signals wind power’s expanding role in the global energy transition and its growing footprint in emerging markets.

However, the report warns that this momentum alone is not enough. To align with the COP28 commitment to triple global renewable capacity by 2030, wind deployment must ramp up significantly—reaching 320 GW annually by the end of the decade.

Expansion Meets Obstacles

The 2025 report highlights progress on several fronts: legislative breakthroughs, broader market access, and new growth in countries like Uzbekistan, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia. Yet, it also identifies critical hurdles that threaten to stall progress—macroeconomic volatility, fragmented trade policies, supply chain bottlenecks, grid constraints, and rising disinformation campaigns that jeopardize public support and permitting timelines.

A Roadmap for Acceleration

To overcome these barriers, the GWEC outlines a six-point action plan calling on governments, industry leaders, and civil society to work together to accelerate deployment:

Create demand certainty through auction reform, procurement alignment, and long-term revenue mechanisms.

De-risk investment by streamlining permits, offering tax credits, and making emerging markets more investor-friendly.

Industrialise for scale via component standardisation, modular manufacturing, and automation.

Enable fair trade with coordinated green industrial strategies that move away from protectionism.

Modernise infrastructure by upgrading and digitising grid systems and boosting interconnection.

Build public trust through transparent engagement, benefit-sharing, and community ownership.

Political Will and Policy Wins

The report notes a wave of supportive policy reforms in countries including the UK, Germany, Brazil, and across Asia-Pacific, reflecting increasing political commitment to wind power. Still, GWEC stresses that turning that momentum into concrete results will require bold, coordinated action.

Looking Ahead

As the world edges closer to the 2030 climate deadline, the 2025 Global Wind Report offers both a snapshot of a sector on the rise and a call to action. With the right mix of investment, policy, and public engagement, the wind industry can not only meet global energy targets—but become a cornerstone of a cleaner, more secure, and more inclusive energy future.