The use of wind power use increases even though the subsidies towards it have amounted to a mere 1 per cent of funds spent on the nuclear power sector. In 1983 there were 1 000 MW of capacity installed in wind-driven power plants. In the last decade about 200 MW has been installed each year. The European Commission works on adaptation of the regulations on wind power plants to the general framework of European energy policy requirements. This objective has been pursued by the Committee on Electrical Engineering of the European Union. The author gives an account of the wind power generation in various countries of Europe.