The world is aiming to increase its wind power capacity eightfold to reach 10 million megawatts by 2050, according to the authors of the newly released report. This massive expansion is intended to ensure that wind energy meets 40% of total global electricity demand within the next 25 years.
“WWEA’s long-term vision – 10’000 GW of wind power by 2050, supplying 40% of global electricity demand – is ambitious but achievable. To reach this goal, the world must double to triple annual installations to 300–400 GW per year, with one-third of the growth coming from the repowering of aging turbines.”
Essentially, experts believe that by the middle of the century, wind power can provide nearly half of the world’s electricity. Achieving this requires the global community to speed up construction until we are building two to three times as many wind projects every year as we do now. A significant part of this strategy involves updating older wind farms by swapping out aging equipment for modern, high-capacity machines that can produce much more energy in the same amount of space.
The report “WWEA Annual Report 2025: Global Wind Power in 2025: Record Growth and Emerging Challenges” was published by the World Wind Energy Association in Bonn, Germany, in 2026. Prepared under the guidance of WWEA leadership, including President Dr. Irfan Mirza and Secretary General Stefan Gsänger, the document provides a comprehensive overview of global wind sector milestones and development hurdles.
