From almost a standing start, China has become the world’s biggest market, regularly accounting for one third of total global installations.
By the beginning of this decade, Chinese turbine companies were poised to challenge market leader Vestas for the number one spot in the world rankings. But there were factors that qualified this rise to dominance.
Quality issues were endemic, with many turbine models little more than hastily built clones of Western designs, while many wind farms remained unconnected or facing curtailment.
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