India becomes second-largest wind market in 2025, just behind China: BNEF

India records strong wind capacity additions in 2025, driven by hybrid renewable auctions, as it surpasses major markets to become the second-largest globally

India became the largest wind market outside China in 2025, surpassing the United States and Germany, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).

 

The country commissioned a record 6.3 gigawatts (GW) of wind turbines in 2025, up 85 per cent from the previous year. This record wind capacity addition propelled turbine maker Adani Wind to the 15th position globally. Adani Green Energy deployed more than 1 gigawatt (GW) of wind turbines from its manufacturing division, Adani Wind, for a 30-gigawatt renewable energy park under construction in Khavda, located in Kutch district of Gujarat.

 

“The rise of multi-technology complex clean power auctions has been a key driver of India’s wind capacity growth,” said BNEF in its analysis. These auctions require developers to integrate two or more renewable technologies — solar, wind, and energy storage — to deliver round-the-clock power. A spillover of projects originally expected to be commissioned in 2024 but delayed due to grid connectivity constraints has also driven the surge in capacity additions in 2025.

   

The BNEF analysis also noted that European and US manufacturers have lost ground in securing new wind turbine orders in India relative to their Asian counterparts, which has benefited domestic players like Suzlon and Inox Wind, as well as some Chinese manufacturers. Both the regions built 1.3 GW of projects in India last year, which was about half the 2.5 GW installed by Chinese suppliers.

 

The analysis, however, expects annual wind power capacity additions to decline slightly in 2026 to just over 5 GW before rebounding from 2027 as new transmission capacity enables faster project commissioning. The country is expected to add a total of 30 GW of new wind capacity by 2030.