China has linked the world’s first 20-megawatt (MW) offshore wind turbine to the grid, a major milestone in renewable energy.
The wind turbine was installed by the state-owned China Three Gorges Corporation (CTGC) in the waters off Fujian Province.
It is designed to produce more than 80 million kilowatt-hours of clean electricity annually, enough to power 44,000 homes.
The turbine began operations on February 5, 2026, following its installation on January 13, 2026. It is spinning at CTGC’s Zhangpu Liuao Phase 2 offshore wind farm in waters deeper than 40 m.
CTC collaborated with wind turbine producer Goldwind for designing and building the turbine.
Technical Specifications
The offshore wind farm where the turbine was installed is situated 30 kilometres off Fujian’s southern coast.
It is the same project where the first 16-MW wind turbines were installed.
The turbine is huge, with a hub height of 174 metres, equal to a 58-story skyscraper.
It has a rotor diameter of 300 m, and when the blades complete a rotation, they sweep an area
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