Almost 600 representatives of 369 companies and institutions attended a meeting for those interested in collaboration on the Baltic Power offshore wind project in Poland.
Participants of the two-day Baltic Power Offshore Wind Supply Chain Meeting 2021 were provided with the most up-to-date information about the project, implemented jointly by project developer’s PKN Orlen and Northland Power.
In addition to the current schedule, information about the procurement procedures and supply chain plan, the attendees learned about the detailed plans and requirements for all the seven “installation packages”.
Each of them involves one of the key components of an offshore wind farm (wind turbines, foundations, logistics, O&M, cables, offshore and onshore substations), to be implemented by companies selected through upcoming tender procedures.
Jarosław Broda, president of the Baltic Power Management Board, said: ‘The project is entering a critical phase of preparations, which means that we are about to commence the supplier select, on procedure, vitally important in terms of the project’s schedule.
“Key contracts for the project will be signed within the next six months, and the key contractors will begin selecting and working with new partners, including local suppliers.
“To facilitate the process we organise our conferences, which serve as a platform for forging business relations between the potential key contractors and Polish suppliers with whom they might want to cooperate.
“This is important because as Baltic Power we will strive to ensure that contracts with local businesses represent some 20-30% of the project’s total costs.’
During the two-day conference, all of the stands were visited by over 4000. In this way, the attendees had the opportunity – in addition to learning about the project itself – to establish relations with other companies, including the project’s potential key suppliers.
Baltic Power is one of the fastest progressing offshore wind farm projects in the Baltic.
The farm will be located about 22 km north off the Baltic coastline, near Łeba and Choczewo, and will be home to more than 70 wind turbines with a minimum capacity of 12MW each.
The Baltic Power offshore wind farm will have an installed capacity of up to 1200MW.