Goldwind Science hit with EU probe on possible subsidies (updated)

Goldwind Science & Technology Co

03/02/2026 11:22

Adds reaction from the China Chamber of Commerce to the EU in paragraphs 3 & 4

By Foo Yun Chee

BRUSSELS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Chinese wind turbine maker Goldwind Science & Technology 002202.SZ was hit with an EU investigation on Tuesday as EU state aid regulators said it may have received foreign subsidies giving it an unfair advantage in Europe.

The move by the European Commission followed requests for information sent in April last year to a group of Chinese suppliers of wind turbines under the EU's Foreign Subsidies Regulation which targets unfair foreign state aid.

"The China Chamber of Commerce to the EU (CCCEU) takes note of the European Commission's decision to open an in-depth investigation under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) into Goldwind," the CCCEU said in statement.

"The CCCEU expresses serious concern and strong opposition to the EU's repeated and disproportionate use of the FSR to scrutinize Chinese-invested companies ... Since the FSR came into force, Chinese companies have suffered direct and indirect losses amounting to billions of euros."

Europe's major turbine makers Vestas VWS.CO, Siemens Energy ENR1n.DE and Nordex NDXG.DE have long urged the Commission, which acts as the EU competition enforcer, to ensure fair competition in the 27-country bloc amid a flood of cheap Chinese imports.

The Commission said its preliminary examination following the requests for information has produced indications that Goldwind may have been granted subsidies that distort the EU market.

"The Commission has preliminary concerns that these foreign subsidies may improve Goldwind's competitive position in the internal market and may negatively affect competition for the supply of wind turbines and related services in the EU," the Commission said in a statement.

Companies may offer remedies to address FSR concerns.

 (Reporting by Foo Yun Chee, additional reporting by Philip Blenkinsop; Editing by Louise Heavens and Benoit Van Overstraeten)

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