2016 saw China install 23.3 GW (gigawatt) of new wind capacity, representing 42.7 percent of the total global market share, according to the latest report by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC).

The growth in the wind energy sector in the country comes after the National Energy Administration announced plans in December 2016 to spend 700 billion yuan (102 billion US dollars) on wind power by 2020, with the aim of sourcing six percent of the country's total energy needs from wind farms.