Equinor and Polenergia have contracted a a consortium of Ramboll and Projmors to consult on design work and obtain construction permits for their 1560MW Baltyk 1 offshore wind farm.
The Bałtyk 1 project is being developed about 81 kilometres from the Polish coast. Design work and a set of construction permits are required for the implementation of the offshore wind farm.
The contract covers the entire Bałtyk 1 project, up to ready-to-build status.
Jerzy Zań, chief executive of Polenergia, said: “Bałtyk 1 is the project for the largest wind farm in the Polish part of the Baltic Sea.
“Its implementation means doubling our offshore generating capacity and supplying another 2 million households with clean, green energy.
“Bałtyk 1 is being prepared to participate in an auction, which should take place in 2025.
“The size of this project shows the huge potential of the Polish sea for renewable energy.
“It is in the interest of the Polish energy transition energy transition and the Polish economy is to make the most of it.”
The Bałtyk 1 project has obtained permits for laying and maintaining cables in the offshore section, as well as a grid connection agreement with the transmission system operator.
Electricity from the project being developed by Equinor and Polenergia will flow onshore to a connection point at the Krzemienica substation under construction, owned by the transmission system operator.
Michał Jerzy Kołodziejczyk, country manager of Equinor Poland, said: “The signing of contracts with a consortium achieving synergies from global experience and Polish specialization is an example of the positive impact of offshore wind projects on the economy.
“Maintaining Poland’s offshore development schedule between the first and second phase is key to maintain continuity in building competence and increasing the competitiveness of the entire industry.
“The Bałtyk 1 project, which would not only the largest in the Polish part of the Baltic Sea but also the most advanced in the second phase, offers great opportunities.
“That is why we believe the auction should take place as planned in 2025.”
The planned onshore cable line will be implemented partially (in the northern part of the alignment) in the immediate vicinity of the corridor designated for project infrastructure for Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3.
For all three wind farms, a single exit location is envisaged onshore using trenchless technology.
Equinor and Polenergia are jointly developing three wind farms in the Baltic Sea, which will have a total capacity of up to 3000MW.
The first energy from the two more advanced projects, Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 with a total capacity of 1440MW, is expected to flow as early as 2027.