Ming Yang on UK Government Decision Regarding Turbine Deployment

London, 27 March 2026 – Ming Yang has responded to the UK Government’s announcement that it cannot currently support the use of Ming Yang wind turbines in the UK. 

The announcement represents a missed opportunity for the UK to benefit from increased competition in a capacity-constrained global turbine market, to accelerate cost reductions in wind energy, and to unlock significant industrial investment in the UK.

Ming Yang is a global technology leader in offshore wind. Our next-generation 18.5 MW turbine platform, available for both fixed-bottom and floating applications, sets new benchmarks in scale, efficiency, and cost reduction. Our technologies are uniquely innovative, and there is no direct alternative currently available in Europe.

Restricting access to this level of innovation risks slowing down the energy transition and the speed of cost reduction. In a market already facing supply chain constraints and elevated financing costs, limiting competition and technology choice risks a higher cost of energy for UK consumers and industry, and could impact the viability and delivery timelines of upcoming projects, including Allocation Round 7 (AR7).

Ming Yang welcomes the Government’s continued openness to investment from China, and its wish to protect national security. These topics are Ming Yang’s priorities too. Ming Yang’s planned investment of up to £1.5 billion in Scotland - creating up to 1,500 high-quality jobs - remains one of the most substantial commitments of its kind in the sector. Ming Yang’s localisation strategy in Europe, and in Scotland in particular, strengthens supply chain resilience in the UK’s energy system.

Ming Yang is a non-state owned or controlled company listed in Shanghai with a secondary listing in London. We have been engaged with the UK Government for over two years and, following preliminary discussions with officials, Ming Yang has developed a comprehensive technological and commercial solution to address the main national security challenge: data and cybersecurity.

Our approach in summary is to ensure that all operational and project data is stored and processed exclusively within the UK, under UK jurisdiction and control, with strict access protocols, independent oversight, and with certified cybersecurity systems in place. We urge the UK Government to now formally set out any remaining national security concerns and obligations. We look forward to collaborating with the UK Government, and with our partners such as Octopus Energy, so that the renewables industry, and all supply chain participants, can move forward together.

Horatio Evers, CEO Europe of Ming Yang, said: “We remain motivated to continue developing options in the UK and across Europe. Developers are approaching us because they want access to our technology – and for good reason. The electrification of industry and the path towards independence from fossil fuels can be achieved faster and more affordably with our solutions. We remain confident of the way forward and we will continue to engage with developers and with the UK Government. Ming Yang remains fully committed to its internationalisation strategy, accelerated investment and industrial localisation plans in  the UK and wider European markets.”