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Baltic Power Offshore Wind Farm

under construction stage: commissioning
4.7 bn EUR
programme budget (multi-year) · data from 11 Oct 2023 ≈ 20 bn PLN (value-by-stage, est., nominal) funding: Project finance of over EUR 4.4bn provided by a group of 25 financial institutions (announced September 2023)

The first Polish offshore wind farm, being built in the Baltic Sea about 23 km from shore off Choczewo and Łeba by a joint venture company in which Grupa ORLEN holds 51% and Canada's Northland Power 49% of shares. The project, with a capacity of about 1.1–1.2 GW, comprises 76 Vestas turbines with a unit capacity of 15 MW, and its total budget was estimated at about EUR 4.73 billion, with project finance from 25 institutions. Construction began in October 2023; on 10 July 2026 the farm delivered electricity to the Polish grid for the first time, with 54 of 76 turbines installed, and full commercial operation is planned for the second half of 2026.

How it went

Assessment: too early to assess. Signals only where documented.

Delivery partial
Schedule on time

Timeline

  1. Construction start Oct 2023
  2. Original date 2026
  3. Current date 2026

Change history

  • 10 Jul 2026 stage: commissioning
  • 11 Oct 2023 stage: construction

Significance

Once fully operational, the farm is to supply clean electricity for more than 1.5 million households in Poland. As the first offshore wind farm in the Polish part of the Baltic Sea, it opens a new sector of the national power industry and is the largest project of its kind completed so far in Central Europe.

Sources 4 · 3 archived

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  1. Northland's Baltic Power Reaches First Power Delivering First Offshore Wind Electricity to Poland's Grid ↗
    Northland Power 10 Jul 2026
    StatusStageStage historyCurrent dateInvestor
    Status „on track for commercial operations in the second half of 2026"
    Stage „Northland's Baltic Power Reaches First Power Delivering First Offshore Wind Electricity to Poland's Grid"
    Investor „owned 49% by Northland and 51% by ORLEN"
    locations „approximately 23 kilometres off the Polish coast near Choczewo and Leba"
  2. Baltic Power - Offshore Wind Energy Explained ↗ archived ✓
    Baltic Power
    DescriptionSignificance
    Significance „supply clean electricity to more than 1 ,5 million households in Poland"
  3. Baltic Power embarks on construction of Central Europe's largest green energy project ↗ archived ✓
    Baltic Power 11 Oct 2023
    CostConstruction startOriginal dateStage history
    Cost „The overall project budget is estimated at approximately EUR 4.73bn"
    Construction start „Baltic Power embarks on construction of Central Europe's largest green energy project"
    Original date „Within three years, we will launch the first offshore wind farm in Poland"
    Stage history „The FID means that with all the requisite construction permits in place, all key components contracted and financing secured, the project is primed for execution."
  4. SSW doradzalo Baltic Power przy finansowaniu i rozwoju pierwszego w Polsce projektu morskiej energetyki wiatrowej o wartosci 4,7 mld euro ↗ archived ✓
    SSW Pragmatic Solutions 22 Sep 2023
    cost.fundingOriginal dateInvestor
    cost.funding „Finansowanie o wartosci ponad 4,4 mld EUR zostanie zapewnione przez grupe 25 instytucji finansowych"
    Original date „Budowa farmy wiatrowej rozpocznie sie w 2023 roku, a projekt ma zostac uruchomiony w 2026 roku."