Polish energy company Polenergia is planning to build 1.2GW of offshore wind capacity in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Poland.
The company has received an environmental permit from the Regional Directorate of Environmental Protection in Gdansk to construct a 600MW array, and awaits a decision on a further 600MW later this year.
Work on the 600MW Baltic Srodkowy III project is slated to start in 2019, with operations starting some time between 2021 and 2022, the company said.
The wind farm will consist of 120 turbines of up to 5MW, located 23km north of the coast.
Polenergia said it has set a three-year timeline to prepare technical design and obtain building permission for the PLN10bn (€2.3bn) project.
It estimates 60% of the investment will come directly or indirectly from Poland, including foundations, towers, cables, offshore transformer stations, construction services, as well as potential production of turbines and supply ships.
The company has so far carried out a study analysing the impact of the project on the marine environment.
Polenergia head Jacek Glowacki said: “The issue of the first environmental decision for offshore wind farms in Poland is a critical milestone in the development of these projects.
“We expect that this year both our projects in the Baltic Sea will be issued environmental decisions.”
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