Press Releases

Policymakers must act now to avoid supply chain challenges stalling record years of new wind energy capacity

27 March , 2023

Policymakers must act now to avoid supply chain challenges stalling record years of new wind energy capacity.

Press Release – Women in Wind Global Leadership Program welcomes biggest intake ever for fifth year

24 March , 2023

Tamil Nadu’s renewable energy resources can deliver both clean energy and clean industry to the state and give it a pivotal role in Asia’s clean energy transition, explains a new roadmap from the Global Wind Energy Council

Capturing economic opportunities from wind power in developing economies

13 March , 2023

How can Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, Indonesia, and Morocco make the most of their wind energy potential?

An Ocean of Potential – A white paper on developing offshore wind in India

10 March , 2023

Read GWEC and the UK government’s white paper on developing offshore wind in India

GWEC expands global team with hire of India Director Francis Jayasurya

20 February , 2020

Francis Jayasurya, an experienced professional in the India’s wind energy sector, has joined the GWEC team as India Director to support the organisation’s activities in driving forward India’s wind energy market.

GWEC welcomes Mingyang Smart Energy Group as its latest board level member

5 February , 2020

The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) is pleased to welcome Mingyang Smart Energy Group as its latest board level member. Mingyang is one of the world’s largest wind turbine manufacturers and clean energy integrated solution providers with over 17GW of wind energy capacity installed globally as of 2018.

GWEC and OLADE team-up to drive the energy transition in Latin America

13 December , 2019

The Global Wind Energy Council and OLADE, the Latin American Energy Association, have announced they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to drive the energy transition in Latin America. Both organisations have the objective of promoting energy security and the energy transition in Latin America, and this MoU will establish the basis for cooperation for the design and implementation of projects as well as reports and roadmaps for renewable energy development in the region.

Wind industry calls for additional 7 GW of wind energy to be installed in Thailand by 2037

13 December , 2019

Today, the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), Thailand Wind Energy Association (ThaiWEA) and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) joined forces in Bangkok to hold the first Thailand Wind Energy Roundtable. This roundtable discussion brought together Thai government stakeholders and industry players active in the region to constructively discuss how to strengthen onshore wind development in Thailand. With 1.5 GW of onshore wind already installed, the country has a technical potential of 13-17 GW which could be developed by increasing target ambitions and support schemes for wind energy in Thailand’s Power Development Plan (PDP).

GWEC and regional partners to accelerate wind energy growth in South East Asia through new cooperation

31 October , 2019

The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has signed a series of three MOUs with regional partners in Singapore, in order to support and accelerate the growth of wind energy in South East Asia, with a focus on Vietnam and Thailand. The agreements were signed with: Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore (SEAS); Binh Thuan Wind Energy Association (BWEA); and Thai Wind Energy Association (ThaiWEA).

Industry and government remain confident in a bright future for wind energy in Argentina

4 September , 2019

Today, leaders in the global and local wind industry, investors, and government stakeholders from across the political spectrum gathered in Buenos Aires on the occasion of the second edition of Argentina Wind Power, organised by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), Cámara Eólica Argentina and Grupo La Nacion, to discuss the future of the burgeoning wind energy industry in Argentina.