China widens offshore wind turbine cost lead over Europe
Domestic equipment prices near $195 per kilowatt and 48.4 gigawatts of operating capacity leave Western developers facing higher project costs and a 25-gigawatt offshore grid backlog.
MOBy Mina Okoro, Supply chain editor··Updated October 4, 2026·3 min read
ShareLinkedInXWhatsAppEmailA worker in a hard hat stands beside a wind turbine blade inside an expansive manufacturing plant in China. (AI-generated image)
Chinese turbine manufacturers expanded their cost advantage over European competitors to more than 40% on Oct. 1, 2026, as domestic scale widened the operational capacity gap across global sea basins.
The cost divergence reflects a structural divide between integrated manufacturing hubs in China and Western supply networks constrained by inflation, high borrowing costs and port congestion.
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Supply chain editor — Mina Okoro builds the impact maps that connect East Asian developments to buyers in North America and Europe, and edits the Asia Compare desk.
