Out of 6 gigawatts (GW) of new global offshore wind capacity in 2020, China installed 3.06 GW to now have a cumulative of a little under 10 GW, only a few points short of the world's biggest holder - the United Kingdom which has over 10.2 GW. The world's total offshore wind capacity stands at around 35 GW.
"Although China was hit first by the COVID-19 crisis, the impacts on the offshore wind sector were minimal, resuming 'business-as-usual' as early as March 2020", GWEC representative Feng Zhao noted, adding that Asia-Pacific region would "play an increasingly important role driving industry growth".