Eni subsidiary Eni Gas e Luce and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), through its New Markets Fund 1, are to collaborate on the anticipated allocation of offshore wind areas in Poland.
The partners said they intend to apply for seabed permits with a view to participate in Contract for Difference auctions that are expected to take place in 2025 and 2027.
The agreement is an extension of the duo’s offshore wind partnership in France.
CIP and Eni Gas e Luce, which will be known as Plenitude in 2022, said they will support efforts to develop a Polish offshore wind industry.
This will focus on the establishment of a local manufacturing set-up and the re-skilling of the existing work force to boost local employment in this new industry sector.
Eni Gas e Luce chief executive Stefano Goberti said: “Eni Gas e Luce aims to reach more than 6GW of renewable installed capacity by 2025 backed by a visible project pipeline, with an objective to reach more than 15GW of installed capacity by 2030.
“The development of the offshore wind segment represents an essential component of our growth strategy, and large emerging markets such as Poland offer an ideal context for generating value through our technological and industrial skills.”
CIP partner Michael Hannibal said: “With its very substantial growth potential in renewable energies and power-to-X, Poland is a strategic target market for CIP.
“Poland’s offshore wind plans represent an exciting opportunity for CIP to build on its track-record to deliver low-cost renewable energies while facilitating broad participation of the local economy and society.”