Top 10 Wind Turbine Manufacturers in the World by Capacity

Vestas Wind Systems AS, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA, GE Renewable Energy, Enercon GmbH, Nordex SE, and Nordex SE are the top 5 wind turbine manufacturers in the world by capacity (as of March 31, 2022). Cumulatively, the top 10 wind turbine manufacturers in the world had an active capacity of 473,930 MW as of March 31, 2022, where highest being registered by Vestas Wind Systems AS (126,034 MW), followed by Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA (107,763 MW) and GE Renewable Energy (92,251 MW), while the lowest being registered by Shanghai Electric Group Corp (8,658MW) respectively. In terms of the geographical split, 6 out of 10 of the world’s wind turbine manufacturers are based in Europe, while the remaining are based in Asia-Pacific. They employed a total of 100,677 people in 2021. Denmark-based Vestas Wind Systems AS is the leading wind turbine manufacturer in the world (by capacity). The company reported revenues of $18430.89 million for the fiscal year ended December 2021 (FY2021), an increase of 9.1% over FY2020, due to increased pricing for wind energy. The company is a renewable energy company. It designs, manufactures, installs, and provides services to onshore and offshore power converters, wind turbines, blades, and towers and it also provides solutions encompassing parts and repair to preventive inspections and advanced repairs. Vestas Wind Systems AS is headquartered in Aarhus, Denmark, and employs 29,274 people in FY2021. Spain-based Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA (Siemens Gamesa), formerly Gamesa Corporacion Tecnologica SA, is one of the leading wind turbine manufacturers in the world (by capacity), it operates wind power business in all three areas which include onshore, offshore, and service. The company also designs and manufactures renewable energy equipment and wind turbines. The company reported revenues of $11,625 million for the fiscal year ended September 2021 (FY2021), a growth of 7.5% over the previous year.