Capacity of the largest wind power farms globally 2023

Published by Lucía Fernández, Feb 27, 2023
The Gansu Wind Farm in China is the largest wind farm in the world. As of January 2023, the Gansu Wind Farm had an installed capacity of over 7.9 gigawatts. With almost 1.4 gigawatts capacity, Hornsea 2 was the largest offshore wind farm and the forth one overall.

Largest wind power farms worldwide based on installed capacity as of January 2023 (in megawatts)

Farm (location)Capacity in megawatts
Gansu Wind Farm
(China)		 7,965
Alta Wind
Energy Center (California, U.S.)		 1,550
Muppandal Wind Farm
(India)		 1,500
Hornsea 2
(North Sea)		 1,386
Fosen Vind
(Norway)		 1,057
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